N159W GeMS/GSAOI Image

International Gemini Observatory/AURA

N159W GeMS/GSAOI Image

Gemini South GeMS/GSAOI near-infrared image of the N159W field in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Color composite image by Travis Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage. See Image Release for details Technical Details: The image spans 1.5 arcminutes across, resolves stars to about 0.09 arcseconds, and is a composite of three filters (J, H, and Ks). Integration (exposure) time for each filter was 25 minutes.

About the Image

ID: gemini1604a
Type: Observation

About the Object

Name: N159W

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