Detailed view of a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Thisspectacular new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a celestial menagerie of different objects and phenomena in part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small companion galaxy to our own Milky Way. Many clusters are visible including an unusually young globular cluster and the remains of a brilliant supernovae explosion. The field of view is about one degree across.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1021a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 May 2010, 16:13 |
| Related releases: | eso1021 |
| Size: | 15983 x 15483 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LMC, NGC 1978 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 180000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 30 36.36 |
| Position (Dec): | -66° 34' 11.58" |
| Field of view: | 63.42 x 61.44 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrared I | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |