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
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 1850 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 8 47.04 |
| Position (Dec): | -68° 45' 48.57" |
| Field of view: | 2.45 x 2.47 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 70.7° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
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Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |