VISTA’s view of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) galaxy is a striking feature of the southern sky even to the unaided eye. But visible-light telescopes cannot get a really clear view of what is in the galaxy because of obscuring clouds of interstellar dust. VISTA’s infrared capabilities have now allowed astronomers to see the myriad of stars in this neighbouring galaxy much more clearly than ever before. The result is this record-breaking image — the biggest infrared image ever taken of the Small Magellanic Cloud — with the whole frame filled with millions of stars.
As well as the SMC itself this very wide-field image reveals many background galaxies and several star clusters, including the very bright 47 Tucanae globular cluster at the right of the picture.
Telif:ESO/VISTA VMC
Görüntü Hakkında
Kimlik: | eso1714a |
Tür: | Gözlem |
Yayın tarihi: | 03 Mayıs 2017 12:00 |
Bağlantılı bültenler: | eso1714 |
Boyut: | 43223 x 38236 px |
Nesne Hakkında
Adı: | Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC |
Tür: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
Uzaklık: | 200000 ışık yılı |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Kategori: | Galaxies |
Görüntü Türleri
Duvarkağıtları
Koordinatlar
Position (RA): | 0 55 3.16 |
Position (Dec): | -72° 57' 50.57" |
Field of view: | 354.37 x 313.48 arcminutes |
Yönelim: | Kuzey yönü 1.2° sol derece kadar dik konumdan sapma göstermektedir |
Renkler & Filtreler
Bant | Dalgaboyu | Teleskop |
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Kırmızı ötesi Y | 1.02 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Kırmızı ötesi J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Kırmızı ötesi Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |