NOIRLab noirlab2030: Dark Energy Camera Snaps Deepest Photo yet of Galactic Siblings — A treasure trove of data from the SMASH survey unveils the Magellanic Clouds in exquisite detail. Images from the Survey of the MAgellanic Stellar History (SMASH) reveal a striking family portrait of our galactic neighbors — the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The images represent a portion of the second data release from the deepest, most ...

View in browser
NOIRLab
News
Dark Energy Camera Snaps Deepest Photo yet of Galactic Siblings— A treasure trove of data from the SMASH survey unveils the Magellanic Clouds in exquisite detail
1 Dec. 2020 — NOIRLab Photo Release noirlab2030

Images from the Survey of the MAgellanic Stellar History (SMASH) reveal a striking family portrait of our galactic neighbors — the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The images represent a portion of the second data release from the deepest, most extensive survey of the Magellanic Clouds. The observations consist of roughly 4 billion measurements of 360 million objects.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2030/

Kind regards,
NOIRLab Information Center
Dec. 1, 2020

Upcoming Educational Events

05 December 2020 — 9:30 a.m. MST, Black Holes and the Fate of Galaxies
Teen Astronomy Café
06 December 2020 — midnight MST, Globe at Night December 2020 Campaign
Globe at Night
09 December 2020 — noon MST, La primera infancia de las estrellas gigantes
Live from NOIRLab
04 January 2021 — midnight MST, Globe at Night January 2021 Campaign
Globe at Night
03 February 2021 — midnight MST, Globe at Night February 2021 Campaign
Globe at Night
 
Colorful Cosmic Reflections Telescopes at the Ready Stairway to the Stars Shooting for the Moon at Gemini South A Snowball SOARs

View in browser

Follow us on:

NSF’s NOIRLab 950 N. Cherry Ave. Tucson AZ 85719. USA