Swarm of Glittering Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has peered at a small area within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to provide the deepest colour picture ever obtained in that satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9944a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 December 1999, 07:00 |
| Size: | 1438 x 1452 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 05240-6948, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular • Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
439 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
547 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.024 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
