An image of the Supergiant Shell LMC-4 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with the Curtis Schmidt telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) as part of the Magellanic Clouds Emission Line Survey (MCELS).
Credits
S. Points, C. Smith, R. Leiton, and C. Aguilera/NOAO/AURA/NSF and Z. Levay (STScI)| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | LMC N 63A |
| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| R.A. Position | 05h 35m 42.99s |
| Dec. Position | -66° 2' 31.99" |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | The distance to the LMC is roughly 160,000 light-years (50 kpc). |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | CTIO>Curtis Schmidt |
| Filters | [O III], [S II], and H-alpha |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: [O III] Green: [S II] Red: H-alpha |
| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
