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Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) as obtained with FORS2 at KUEYEN during the night of January 31 - February 1, 2000. The LMC is a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way system, located in the southern constellation Dorado (The Swordfish) at a distance of approximately 170,000 light-years.
It is a composite of three exposures in B (30 sec exposure, image quality 0.75 arcsec; here rendered in blue colour), V (15 sec, 0.70 arcsec; green) and R (10 sec, 0.60 arcsec; red). The full-resolution version of this photo retains the orginal pixels.
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Om bilden
| ID: | eso0005a |
| Typ: | Observation |
| Publiceringsdatum: | 8 februari 2000 |
| Relaterade pressmeddelanden: | eso0005 |
| Storlek: | 3185 x 3182 px |
Om objektet
| Namn: | 30 Doradus, NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula |
| Typ: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Avstånd: | 170000 ljusår |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Kategori: | Nebulae |
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Koordinater
| Position (RA): | 5 38 37.84 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 5' 41.92" |
| Field of view: | 6.89 x 6.88 arcminutes |
| Orientering: | Nord är 0.3° höger om lodrätt |
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Färger och filter
| Band | Våglängd | Teleskop |
|---|---|---|
| Synligt ljus B | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Synligt ljus V | 557 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Synligt ljus R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |