Star Cluster R136 - ESO 2.2m Telescope
This is a 2.7 X 2.7 arc minute view of star cluster R136 as seen from a ground-based telescope under exceptional observing conditions. Star images are as small as 0.6 arc second.
Credit:
George Meylan and ESO
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9009d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 August 1990, 06:00 |
| Size: | 2334 x 2266 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 | Telescope |
| Optical | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope |
