LMC snapped by the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
Astronomers used the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope to capture this image of the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy in 1986.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | lmc-schmidt-1986-6000p |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 February 2010, 15:14 |
| Size: | 11432 x 12494 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 29 9.86 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 10' 41.17" |
| Field of view: | 242.21 x 264.71 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |