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.
Crédito:ESO/F. Char
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | at3-lmc-cc |
Tipo: | Fotográfico |
Fecha de publicación: | 23 de Marzo de 2012 a las 14:03 |
Tamaño: | 2848 x 4272 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | Very Large Telescope |
Tipo: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categoría: | Paranal |
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