Superbubble LHA 120-N 44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

eso_eso1125a July 20th, 2011

Credit: ESO/Manu Mejias

ESO’s Very Large Telescope has been used to obtain this view of the nebula LHA 120-N 44 surrounding the star cluster NGC 1929. Lying within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way, this region of star formation features a colossal superbubble of material expanding outwards due to the influence of the cluster of young stars at its heart that sculpts the interstellar landscape and drives forward the nebula’s evolution.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1125a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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: LHA 120-N 44 • NGC 1929
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula; Star > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 22m 7.9s; DEC = -67° 56’ 14.1”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 6.0 x 6.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (H-alpha)	660.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (Hei)	587.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (Oiii)	500.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (Heii)	467.0 nm

ID: eso1125a
Subject Category: B.4 B.3.6.4
Subject Name: LHA 120-N 44, NGC 1929
Credits: ESO/Manu Mejias

Release Date: 2011-07-20T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1125a/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS1, FORS1, FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Cyan, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, H-alpha, Hei, Oiii, Heii
Central Wavelength: 660, 656, 587, 500, 467

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 80.533021, -67.937256
Reference Dimension: 1781.0, 2018.0

Reference Pixel: 1281.87394298, 1590.75999518
Scale: -5.588268e-05, 5.588268e-05
Rotation: 0.04083408599
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1125a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1125a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2011-05-04T14:25:03+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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