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Large and Small Magellanic clouds

author: F.Espenak/Novapix

reference: a-gax90-00003

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 16 cm

Large and Small Magellanic clouds are irregular galaxies visible in the southern hemisphere. They are very close from our Milky way (160 000 light year for LMC and 240 000 light year for SMC).

Keywords for this photo:

1997 - ASTRONOMY - DORADO - DWARF GALAXY - GALAXY - IRREGULAR GALAXY - LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD - LOCAL GROUP - NGC 292 - SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - TUCANA -