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Taken Under the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. Even though it is a small or so-called dwarf galaxy, the SMC is so bright that it is visible to the unaided eye from the Southern Hemisphere and near the equator. Many navigators, including Ferdinand Magellan who lends his name to the SMC, used it to help find their way across the oceans. Modern astronomers are also interested in studying the SMC (and its cousin, the Large Magellanic Cloud), but for very different reasons. Because the SMC is so close and bright, it offers an opportunity to study phenomena that are difficult to examine in more distant galaxies. Credits NASA, ESA, CXC and the University of Potsdam, JPL-Caltech, and STScI
December 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 5:17 AM