Highlights from VISTA's view of the Small Magellanic Cloud
These cutout images show a few of the highlights from a huge new infrared image of our neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, that was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory. The lower-right panel shows the bright globular star cluster 47 Tucanae, which lies much closer to the Earth than the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Credit:ESO/VISTA VMC
About the Image
| Id: | eso1714b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 3 May 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1714 |
| Size: | 3540 x 3543 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| Type: | Unspecified |
| Category: | Illustrations Nebulae Stars |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Y | 1.02 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |