A massive laboratory
This image shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150. It is a substructure of the gigantic Tarantula Nebula. The latter is the largest known stellar nursery in the local Universe. The nebula is situated more than 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring dwarf irregular galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, NASA, I. Stephens
About the Image
| Id: | heic2004a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 March 2020, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2004 |
| Size: | 4066 x 3518 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, LHA 120-N150, LMC, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula |
| Distance: | 150000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 33 42.31 |
| Position (Dec): | -68° 45' 58.68" |
| Field of view: | 2.69 x 2.32 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |