Star Cluster R136 - Wide Field and Planetary Camera
Computer processing of the HST image sharpens the appearance of the cluster by subtracting stellar halos introduced by spherical aberration in the HST optics.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9009c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 August 1990, 06:00 |
| Size: | 2447 x 2356 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, R136 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster • Local Universe : Nebula • Star Clusters Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet U |
368 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1 |
