Deepest, widest view of the Small Magellanic Cloud from SMASH
Part of the SMASH dataset showing what is arguably the best wide-angle view of the Small Magellanic Cloud to date. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way and, unlike the rest of the satellite galaxies, are still actively forming stars — and at a rapid pace.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/SMASH/D. Nidever (Montana State University)
Acknowledgment: Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2030b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Dec. 1, 2020, 8 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2030 |
| Size: | 3827 x 3190 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 54 38.83 |
| Position (Dec): | -72° 52' 7.66" |
| Field of view: | 318.69 x 265.64 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 30.1° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 475 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 645 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 785 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Infrared z | 927 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |