The Large Magellanic Cloud
A nearby irregular galaxy, the LMC is visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere and is a satellite to our own Galaxy. The large gaseous nebula is 30 Doradus, the Tarantula Nebula. From the CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope, 1975.
Credit:NOIRLab/AURA/NSF
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02332 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 26 44.79 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 0' 20.17" |
| Field of view: | 256.50 x 206.40 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Ha | 565 nm | SMARTS–GSU 0.9-meter Telescope Cassegrain |