N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
A NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope view of a turbulent cauldron of starbirth, called N159, taking place 170, 000 light-years away in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Torrential stellar winds from hot newborn massive stars within the nebula sculpt ridges, arcs, and filaments in the vast cloud, which is over 150 light-years across.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9923a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 10 June 1999, 15:00 |
| Size: | 3001 x 2401 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 05240-6948, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, N159, Papillon Nebula |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical H-beta |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical OIII |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical OII |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
