Gaseous Streamers Flutter in Stellar Breeze
N44C is the designation for a region of ionized hydrogen gas surrounding an association of young stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a nearby, small companion galaxy to the Milky Way visible from the Southern Hemisphere. N44C is part of the larger N44 complex, which includes young, hot, massive stars, nebulae, and a 'superbubble' blown out by multiple supernova explosions.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0212a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 May 2002, 06:00 |
| Size: | 1460 x 1502 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LMC N44C |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 150000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical Oiii |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
547 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
675 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
