Bubbles of Brand New Stars
This dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The relatively small amount of dust in the LMC and MUSE’s acute vision allowed intricate details of the region to be picked out in visible light.
Credit:ESO, A McLeod et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1903a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 February 2019, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2318, eso1903 |
| Size: | 2344 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LHA 120-N 180B |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Mensa |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 48 50.03 |
| Position (Dec): | -70° 3' 21.23" |
| Field of view: | 7.82 x 8.00 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical SII | 673 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |