Deepest, widest view of the Large Magellanic Cloud from SMASH
Part of the SMASH dataset showing an unprecedented wide-angle view of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way and, unlike the rest of the satellite galaxies, are still actively forming stars — and at a rapid pace. The depth of these survey data can be appreciated by the number of stars visible in the outer regions of the galaxy, as seen in the lower part of the image.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/SMASH/D. Nidever (Montana State University)
Acknowledgment: Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2030a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | Dec. 1, 2020, 8 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2030 |
Size: | 6737 x 6536 px |
About the Object
Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud |
Constellation: | Mensa |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
35.9 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
48.3 MB
Publication JPEG
10.9 MB
Screensize JPEG
597.9 KB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 15 10.99 |
Position (Dec): | -71° 33' 59.42" |
Field of view: | 561.00 x 544.26 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 16.9° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical g | 475 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical i | 785 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical r | 645 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Infrared z | 927 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |