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A Large Magellanic Cloud Deep Field
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10.04.2008 00:00
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A Large Magellanic Cloud Deep Field
Explanation:
Is this a spiral galaxy?
No. Actually, it is the
Large Magellanic Cloud
(LMC), the largest
satellite galaxy
of our own
Milky Way Galaxy
.
The
LMC
is
classified
as a
dwarf irregular galaxy
because of its normally chaotic appearance.
In this deep and wide exposure, however, the full extent of the
LMC
becomes visible.
Surprisingly, during longer exposures, the
LMC
begins to resemble a
barred spiral galaxy
.
The
Large Magellanic Cloud
lies only about 180,000
light-years
distant towards the constellation of
Dorado
.
Spanning about 15,000 light-years, the LMC was the site of
SN1987A
,
the brightest and closest
supernova
in modern times.
Together
with the
Small Magellanic Cloud
(SMC), the LMC can
be seen
in Earth's southern hemisphere with the unaided eye.
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