Detail of N70 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

This image shows an enlargement of a three-colour composite of the N 70 nebula. It is a "Super Bubble" in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way system, located in the southern sky at a distance of about 160,000 light-years. This photo is based on CCD frames obtained with the FORS2 instrument in imaging mode in the morning of November 5, 1999. N 70 is a luminous bubble of interstellar gas, measuring about 300 light-years in diameter. It was created by winds from hot, massive stars and supernova explosions and the interior is filled with tenuous, hot expanding gas. An object like N70 provides astronomers with an excellent opportunity to explore the connection between the lifecycles of stars and the evolution of galaxies. Very massive stars profoundly affect their environment. They stir and mix the interstellar clouds of gas and dust, and they leave their mark in the compositions and locations of future generations of stars and star systems.

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Sobre la imagen

Identificador:eso9948e
Tipo:Observación
Fecha de publicación:17 de Noviembre de 1999
Noticias relacionadas:eso9948
Tamaño:986 x 1089 px

Sobre el objeto

Nombre:N 70, N 70 Superbubble
Tipo:Local Universe : Nebula
Distancia:170000 años luz
Constellation:Dorado
Categoría:Nebulae

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):5 43 16.17
Position (Dec):-67° 50' 54.16"
Field of view:3.31 x 3.66 arcminutes
Orientación:El norte está a 0.0° a la derecha de la vertical

Colores y filtros

BandaLongitud de ondaTelescopio
Óptico
B
429 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
Óptico
V
554 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
Óptico
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2