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Ground-Based Image of LMC N11
An image of N11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with the Curtis Schmidt telescope at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO) as part of the Magellanic Clouds Emission-Line Survey (MCELS). These data were taken by CTIO astronomical observers, Claudio Aguilera, Sean Points, and Chris Smith, who is also the lead investigator of the MCELS project.
This color image was produced using three separate exposures taken in hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen bandpasses. The green outline indicates the extent of the image made by Hubble.
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.N11
- Release DateJuly 1, 2004
- Science ReleaseHubble Studies Generations of Star Formation in Neighboring Galaxy
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
