Superbubble LHA 120-N 44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
ESO’s Very Large Telescope has been used to obtain this view of the nebula LHA 120-N 44 surrounding the star cluster NGC 1929. Lying within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way, this region of star formation features a colossal superbubble of material expanding outwards due to the influence of the cluster of young stars at its heart that sculpts the interstellar landscape and drives forward the nebula’s evolution.
Credit:ESO/Manu Mejias
About the Image
| Id: | eso1125a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 July 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1125 |
| Size: | 1781 x 2018 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LHA 120-N 44, NGC 1929 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 22 7.93 |
| Position (Dec): | -67° 56' 14.12" |
| Field of view: | 5.97 x 6.77 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Heii | 467 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical Oiii | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical Hei | 587 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical H-alpha | 660 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |