Small Magellanic Cloud
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The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way. Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 5.78 kiloparsecs, and contains several hundred mi
The Small Magellanic Cloud (Source: Digitized Sky Survey 2)
Panoramic Large and Small Magellanic Clouds as seen from ESO's VLT observation site. The galaxies are on the left side of the image.
VISTA's view of the Small Magellanic Cloud. 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) is visible to the right of the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Open cluster NGC 376 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Large Magellanic Cloud
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The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs, the LMC is the second- or third-closest galaxy to the Milky Way, after the S
Small Magellanic Cloud
…its surface brightness is very low, this deep-sky object is best seen on clear moonless nights and away from city lights. The SMC forms a pair with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which lies 20° to the east, and, like the LMC, is a member of the Local Group. It is currently a satellite of the Milky Way but is likely a…
Small part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
ESO's VISTA image of the LMC
Two very different glowing gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 2014 (red) and NGC 2020 (blue)
NGC 1783 is one of the biggest globular clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud.