The central star cluster in 30 Doradus in the LMC

The image shows the central cluster in the 30 Doradus HII region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite of our Milky Way Galaxy. It was obtained by NAOS-CONICA in the infrared K-band during a 600 second exposure. The field shown here measures 15 x 15 arcsec 2.

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ESO

Om billedet

Id:eso0137j
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:3. december 2001
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0137
Størrelse:665 x 669 px

Om objektet

Navn:30 Doradus
Type:Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:170000 lysår
Kategori:Star Clusters

Billedformater

Stor JPEG
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Skrærm JPEG
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Baggrundsbilleder

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Farver & filtre

BåndTeleskop
Infrarød
K
Very Large Telescope
NACO

Exposure time: 600s