Detailed annotated 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. A selection of objects are labelled and shown as enlarged cutouts.

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Om bilden

ID:eso1021b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:1 juni 2010 16:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1021
Storlek:5000 x 3078 px

Om objektet

Namn:LMC
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular
Avstånd:170000 ljusår
Kategori:Galaxies

Bildformat

Originalstorlek
28,6 MB
Stor jpeg
6,6 MB
Skärmstor jpeg
360,1 kB

Färger och filter

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Synligt ljus
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MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Synligt ljus
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MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarött
I
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI