Wide-field image of Magellanic clouds (ground-based image)
This ground-based image shows both the Small and the Large Magellanic Clouds — two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. The Small Magellanic Cloud can be seen on the left, the Large Magellanic Cloud on the right.
This photo was taken by the Japanese astrophotographer Akira Fujii.
Credit:A. Fujii
About the Image
Id: | heic1623b |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 20 December 2016, 19:00 |
Related releases: | heic1707, heic1623 |
Size: | 3600 x 2400 px |
About the Object
Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy |
Category: | Galaxies |
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