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Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 160,000–200,000 light‑years away in the southern constellations Dorado and Mensa. Roughly 10,000 light‑years across, it is rich in star-forming regions—such as the Tarantula Nebula—and contains billions of stars.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Large Magellanic Cloud"

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

28/11/2024

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744

01/11/2024

The Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy

The Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy

02/10/2024

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

25/04/2024

The Tarantula Zone

The Tarantula Zone

08/03/2024

The Large Cloud of Magellan

The Large Cloud of Magellan

07/09/2023

The Tarantula Nebula from SuperBIT

The Tarantula Nebula from SuperBIT

27/04/2023

NGC 2419: Intergalactic Wanderer

NGC 2419: Intergalactic Wanderer

13/04/2023

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

12/04/2023

Deep Field: The Large Magellanic Cloud

Deep Field: The Large Magellanic Cloud

07/03/2023

NGC 1850: Not Found in the Milky Way

NGC 1850: Not Found in the Milky Way

20/02/2023

The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant

The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant

29/11/2022