In Tarantula territory (e)

This image displays a rich field NW of the centre of the Tarantula Nebula, with the globular cluster KMHK 1137[2] near the upper edge. This image is part of a reproduction of a composite colour image of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and its surroundings. The LMC is a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way system, located in the southern constellation Dorado (The Swordfish) at a distance of approximately 170,000 light-years. The image is based on 15 exposures in the visual part of the spectrum with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera on the 2.2-m MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0216e
Type:Observation
Date de publication:7 juin 2002
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0216
Taille:998 x 1112 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:30 Doradus, NGC 2041
Type:Local Universe : Nebula
Distance:170000 années lumière
Constellation:Dorado
Catégorie:Star Clusters

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
926,4 Kio
JPEG taille écran
705,8 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
641,0 Kio
1280x1024
917,8 Kio
1600x1200
1,1 Mio
1920x1200
1,3 Mio
2048x1536
1,7 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):5 38 42.61
Position (Dec):-69° 6' 3.89"
Field of view:7.96 x 8.85 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical