Under the Large Magellanic Cloud
One of the Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs), used for interferometry purposes in the VLT complex, is portrayed during a beautiful starry night in the Atacama Desert. In the background, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is clearly visible as a diffuse "cloud". The LCM is a nearby irregular galaxy and a satellite of the Milky Way, located about 160.000 light-years away. The bright "patch" at the bottom of the galaxy is the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), an H II region.
Źródło:ESO/F. Char
O zdjęciu
Identyfikator: | at3-lmc-cc |
Typ: | Fotograficzny |
Data publikacji: | 23 marca 2012 14:03 |
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O obiekcie
Nazwa: | Very Large Telescope |
Typ: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Kategoria: | Paranal |
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