Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC1850: Star Cluster in the LMC

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 29, 2000 is “NGC1850: Star Cluster in the LMC,” an image. It is credited to Credit: R. Gilmozzi ( STScI / ESA ) S. Ewald, ( JPL ), NASA. The original explanation runs about 163 words.

NGC1850: Star Cluster in the LMC
Credit: R. Gilmozzi ( STScI / ESA ) S. Ewald, ( JPL ), NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“NGC1850 is a large cluster of stars located a mere 166,000 light-years from Earth in our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The colors in this beautiful Hubble Space Telescope composite image of the cluster reveal different populations of stars.”

— APOD editors, July 29, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 29, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: R. Gilmozzi ( STScI / ESA ) S. Ewald, ( JPL ), NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 163 words

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Topics in this entry

GalaxiesStar clustersSupernovaeHubble Space Telescope

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