Electronographic observations of a field in the Small Magellanic Cloud

A colour–magnitude diagram to $$V\simeq21.5$$ mag from electronographs of a field in the western periphery of the Small Magellanic Cloud shows the presence of a distinct stellar population of age 3 ± 1 × 10⁹ yr. Some older stars may also be present. The population appears to be widespread throughout the SMC.