Wide-field view of part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

This wide-field view shows a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud, centred on the unusual globular cluster NGC 1978.The image was created from photographs in red and blue light taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is 2.9 degrees across.

Crédit:

ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1021c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:1 juin 2010 16:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1021
Taille:15248 x 11992 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:LMC, NGC 1978
Type:Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Distance:170000 années lumière
Constellation:Dorado
Catégorie:Star Clusters

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 30 21.25
Position (Dec):-66° 12' 42.46"
Field of view:256.25 x 201.60 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
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Digitized Sky Survey 2
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Digitized Sky Survey 2