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.
Credit:ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1021c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 June 2010, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1021 |
| Size: | 15248 x 11992 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LMC, NGC 1978 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
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 |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |