The central star cluster in 30 Doradus in the LMC

The image shows the central cluster in the 30 Doradus HII region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite of our Milky Way Galaxy. It was obtained by NAOS-CONICA in the infrared K-band during a 600 second exposure. The field shown here measures 15 x 15 arcsec 2.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0137j
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:3 december 2001
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0137
Storlek:665 x 669 px

Om objektet

Namn:30 Doradus
Typ:Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:170000 ljusår
Kategori:Star Clusters

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Originalstorlek
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Stor jpeg
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Skärmstor jpeg
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Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Infrarött
K
Very Large Telescope
NACO

Exposure time: 600s