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    Magellanic Gemstones in the Southern Sky

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    Magellanic Gemstones in the Southern Sky

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    09.22.2009

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    Technical facts about this news release: NGC 265: About this Object Object Name: NGC 265 Object Description: Star Cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud Position (J2000): R.A. 00h 47m 11s.1 Dec. -73° 28' 40".1 Constellation: Tucana Distance: About 200,000 light-years (61 kiloparsecs) Dimensions: The image is about 68 arcseconds (65 light-years or 20 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from proposal 10126: E. Olszewski, A. Dolphin, and J. Harris (University of Arizona), P. Hodge (University of Washington), and K. Olsen (NOAO/CTIO). Instrument: ACS Exposure Date(s): November 8, 2004 Exposure Time: 26 minutes Filters: F439W ("B"), F555W ("V"), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: European Space Agency & NASA Release Date: April 18, 2006 Orientation: Star Cluster NGC 265 [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2006/17/images/b/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] NGC 290: About this Object Object Name: NGC 290 Object Description: Star Cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud Position (J2000): R.A. 00h 51m 15s.2 Dec. -73° 20' 58".9 Constellation: Tucana Distance: About 200,000 light-years (61 kiloparsecs) Dimensions: The image is about 68 arcseconds (65 light-years or 20 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from proposal 10126: E. Olszewski, A. Dolphin, and J. Harris (University of Arizona), P. Hodge (University of Washington), and K. Olsen (NOAO/CTIO). Instrument: ACS Exposure Date(s): October 30, 2004 Exposure Time: 26 minutes Filters: F439W ("B"), F555W ("V"), F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: European Space Agency & NASA Release Date: April 18, 2006 Orientation: Star Cluster NGC 290 [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2006/17/images/c/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ]

    NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2006-17c

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    Date Taken: 09.22.2009
    Date Posted: 10.10.2012 12:12
    Photo ID: 689644
    Resolution: 1536x1536
    Size: 687.91 KB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

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