LMC Snapped by Schmidt Telescope
Astronomers used ESO's 1-m Schmidt Telescope to capture this image of the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy in 1986.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | lmc-schmidt-1986-6000p |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 February 2010, 15:14 |
| Size: | 11432 x 12494 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular • Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf • Galaxies |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
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