LMC region near the Tarantula Nebula

Turbulent region around the ring-shaped nebula DEM L 299 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way system. It was produced by combining three monochromatic images obtained in December 2001 with the Wide-Field-Imager (WFI) at the ESO/MPG 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. The sky field measures 33.3 x 33.0 arcmin ; the original pixel size (in the FullRes version) is 0.238 arcsec. North is up and East is left. The coloured rings seen near some of the brighter stars in the field result from light reflections in the telescope optics.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0437a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:10 december 2004
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0437
Grootte:8394 x 8308 px

Over het object

Naam:DEM L 299
Type:Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Afstand:170000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Dorado
Categorie:Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 42 52.08
Position (Dec):-68° 56' 53.40"
Field of view:33.27 x 32.93 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Ultraviolet
U
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
Oiii
Very Large Telescope
WFI
Optisch
H-alpha
Very Large Telescope
WFI