Optical Image of Large Magellanic Cloud (IMAGE)

Chandra X-ray Center

Optical Image of Large Magellanic Cloud

Caption

This panoramic optical image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is from the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS). Emission lines of hydrogen are red, singly-ionized sulfur is green and doubly-ionized oxygen is blue. The image highlights regions of star formation in the LMC, including supernova remnants and giant structures carved out by multiple supernovas.

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NOAO/AURA/NSF/S. Points, C. Smith & MCELS team

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