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About
this Object
Object
Name: |
30 Doradus |
Object
Description: |
Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 05h 38m 42s
Dec. -69° 06' 03" |
Constellation: |
Dorado |
Distance: |
170,000 light-years (52,000 parsecs) |
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About the Data
Data Description: |
The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 11360: R. O'Connell (University of Virginia) and collaborators. |
Instrument: |
WFC3/IR |
Exposure Dates: |
October 20 - 27, 2009 |
Filters: |
F110W (J) and F160W (H) |
Exposure
Time: |
2.6 hours |
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About
this Image
Image
Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and F. Paresce (INAF-IASF, Bologna, Italy), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee |
Release
Date: |
December 15, 2009
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Color:
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The images are composites of separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges from the IR image. The colors result from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
| F502W (J) |
cyan |
| F657W (H) |
orange |
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