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The thin dry air of high-altitude Chile allows the ESO telescopes to image something as faint as this nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

The LMC is located in the southern hemisphere constellation of Dorado. It isn't visible from north of 20 degrees north latitude.

The Wolf-Rayet star which powers the nebula (BAT99-2) is an object for large telescopes at magnitude 16.22 visual.

The LMC is our largest satellite galaxy, and second in proximity only to the Small Magellanic Cloud.

The supernova 1987A occurred in the LMC. Here's a Hubble image of the very intriguing aftermath:

See this Supernova Remnant in detail as well as the Crab SNR and Tycho's Star SNR at this link: Astronomy Picture of the Day Index - Nebulae: Supernova Remnants

1 posted on 04/10/2003 6:03:50 AM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 04/10/2003 6:05:23 AM PDT by petuniasevan (Non-paying FReepers: "Put your money where your mouth is!")
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3 posted on 04/10/2003 6:06:40 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: petuniasevan
Thanks, those pictures are incredible!
4 posted on 04/10/2003 7:16:12 AM PDT by xJones
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To: petuniasevan
Awesome, beautiful universe.
5 posted on 04/10/2003 7:42:17 AM PDT by SpookBrat
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To: petuniasevan
Thanks again!
6 posted on 04/10/2003 11:09:58 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
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AWESOME!
8 posted on 04/10/2003 7:10:05 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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