Magellanic gemstones in the southern sky
Hubble has captured the most detailed images to date of the open star clusters NGC 265 and NGC 290 in the Small Magellanic Cloud - two sparkling sets of gemstones in the southern sky.
Two new composite images taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show a myriad of stars in crystal clear detail. The brilliant open star clusters, NGC 265 and NGC 290, are located about 200,000 light-years away and are roughly 65 light-years across.
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NASA caption
| Id: | heic0603a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 18 April 2006, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0603 |
| Size: | 2000 x 3732 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 265, NGC 290 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 200000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
439 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
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