The Large Magellanic Cloud
- Gallery:
- Deepsky
- Description:
- The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way at a distance of around 163,000 light-years. It is the fourth-largest galaxy in the Local Group, after the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way, and the Triangulum Galaxy (M33) at roughly one-hundredth the mass of the Milky Way. RGBHOO image shot in Namibia.
- Copyright:
- Thomas Schifer
- recording date:
- 27.10.2023
- resolution of the original:
- 10516 x 8413 px