Star Cluster & Nebula NGC 371 in The Small Magellanic Cloud Galaxy | ESO
This picture of the star cluster and surrounding nebula NGC 371 was taken using the FORS1 instrument on European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. NGC 371 lies in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way.
Distance: 200,000 light years
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) / Manu Mejias
Release Date: March 30, 2011
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