Expected CMD of a z = 0.725 stellar population. The apparent magnitudes and colors are based on stars in a small portion of the LMC as observed by 2MASS in the J and H bands. The magnitudes have been corrected by distance while assuming the stars are at z = 0.725 (h = 0.74) but not magnified. Popular SCs are marked: the JAGB in blue, the TRGB in red, and Cepheids in the orange rectangle. The TRGB appears at m_J ≈ 38.25. There are N_* ≈ 120 000 stars with m_J < 40.