VMC (K_s, (J − K_s)) CMD in a region in the Magellanic Bridge (left-hand panel; a strip at 42° < RA < 52° and −72.5° < Dec < −73.8°) and in the LMC bar (right-hand panel; a box defined as 80° < RA < 82°, and −69° < Dec < −70°). Objects that are (probable) stars are indicated in black, and (probable) galaxies (extended objects) are indicated in red. Objects classified differently are indicated in blue. The line, K = 3 ⋅ (J − K) + 10 mag, indicates the approximate boundary of galaxies.