VISTA Unveils the Large Magellanic Cloud
ESO’s wide-field survey telescope VISTA has released a new remarkable image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
The LMC is one of our nearest galactic neighbours...
…and is the perfect environment to study stellar evolution, galactic dynamics, and variable stars.
The VISTA Magellanic Clouds Survey has mapped the star formation history of the LMC and its three-dimensional structures.
The new image reveals more impressive details about our galactic neighbour.
VISTA uses near-infrared wavelengths which allows us to peer through the obscuring dust.