SMP 93 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Esahubble_opo0009h_1024

esahubble_opo0009h March 9th, 2000

Credit: NASA/ESA; L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, C. Blades, and M. Mutchler, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.; and B. Balick, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash

This planetary nebula is the relic of a dying star that expelled part of its atmosphere. Here, the blue colour records the glow of the oxygen and the red colour corresponds to hydrogen and nitrogen. Scientists are probing these illuminated stellar relics in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, because they are at relatively the same distance - about 168,000 light-years from Earth. Knowing the distance to these objects allows scientists to compare their shapes and sizes, and precisely determine the brightness of their central stars. For this reason, even though these glowing remains of dying stars are about 50 times farther away than the stunning planetary nebulae photographed in the Milky Way, they are of invaluable importance.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0009h/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IRAS 05240-6948 Large Magellanic Cloud LMC SMP 93
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Planetary

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha + Nii) 658.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OIII) 500.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Esahubble_opo0009h_1280
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ID
opo0009h
Subject Category
C.4.1.3  
Subject Name
IRAS 05240-6948, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, SMP 93
Credits
NASA/ESA; L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, C. Blades, and M. Mutchler, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.; and B. Balick, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
Release Date
2000-03-09T07:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0009h/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha + Nii, OIII
Central Wavelength
658, 500
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
100.0, 100.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo0009h
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:16:03+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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