Starbirth in the Early Universe
This Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image shows rich detail, previously only seen in neighboring star birth regions, in a pair of star clusters 166,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), in the southern constellation Doradus. The field of view is 130 light-years across and was taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
Credit:
R. Gilmozzi, Space Telescope Science Institute/European Space Agency;Shawn Ewald, JPL; and NASA
About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo9440a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 October 1994, 05:00 |
| Size: | 1502 x 1519 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 1850 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster • Star Clusters Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
