Large Magellanic Cloud
Taken from ESO's La Silla Observatory using a DSLR camera, this image captures the intermingling gas, dust and stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way visible from the southern hemisphere.
Credit:Zdeněk Bardon/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | magellan-ch17-bardon-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 13 September 2017, 11:22 |
| Size: | 2848 x 1881 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 25 26.96 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 34' 2.48" |
| Field of view: | 1387.68 x 916.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 64.0° right of vertical |
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