Large Magellanic Cloud
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| Date: | 22.8.2004 | Time: | 3:18 UT | Exposure: | 27m |
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| Field of View: | 7.0o x 10.2o | Emulsion: | Kodak E200 | Filter: | none |
| Instrument: | f=180mm 1/4.0 | Place: | Hakos, Namibia | Observer: | Till Credner |
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| Date: | 22.8.2004 | Time: | 3:18 UT | Exposure: | 27m |
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| Field of View: | 7.0o x 10.2o | Emulsion: | Kodak E200 | Filter: | none |
| Instrument: | f=180mm 1/4.0 | Place: | Hakos, Namibia | Observer: | Till Credner |
The Large Magellanic Cloud is the most massive "dwarf" galaxy (among others, e.g. the SMC) moving around our Milky Way. The bright red knot on the left hand side is a giant star-forming region, also called the "Tarantula".