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The Magellanic Clouds
The Magellanic Clouds are satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. These dwarf galaxies, which orbit the galactic centre, are only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. Here, they are seen above the Auxiliary Telescopes of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal, Chile.
Credit:J. C. Muñoz/ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | ATs_Magellanic_Clouds_hires-CC |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 4 december 2018 15:43 |
Grootte: | 5472 x 3648 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Auxiliary Telescopes |
Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility |
Categorie: | Paranal |
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