Spitzer composite color image of LMC N11
A "true color" image of the Large Magellanic Cloud giant H II region
N11.
A circle of 2 arcmin in radius is centered on the compact H II
region N11A,
which lies on the northern ridge of a giant shell
surrounding a cavity created by massive stars in its central
regions.
The composite image was created by combining the three 3.6,
5.8, and 8.0 micron bands
into a blue-green-red frame. The image size
is 22.8 x 9.0 arcmin, corresponding to ~ 410 x 162 pc at the distance
of the LMC. North is up and East is to the left.
Credit: Charmandaris,
Heydari-Malayeri, Chatzopoulos 2008
Contact M. Heydari-Malayeri
Observatoire de Paris
LERMA
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