N70
Superbubble Nebula in the LMC
Description: Nebula
Position (J2000): RA 05hr 43m 30.11s Dec -67° 47' 53.26"
Constellation: Dorado
Distance: 170000 light years
Field of view: 21.54 x 27.41 arcminutes
Orientation: North is 97.4° right of vertical
Image Credit: ESO
Release date: December 3, 2009
Closeup view: N9948
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE:
The N70 superbubble nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), imaged with the ESO Schmidt Telescope on La Silla.