Hubble Space Telescope images of a bright star in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The three panels show images of a very bright (Wolf-Rayet) star, Melnick 34, located in the giant star-forming region called 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud. In the background are a number of fainter stars that are comparable in brightness to our Sun.
[Left] Ground Based View
Credit:NASA & ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Melnick 34 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Stars |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |
Notes: The left image was captured by a ground-based observatory.