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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.

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APODs including "Large Magellanic Cloud"

The N44 Superbubble

The N44 Superbubble

06/02/2006

The LMC Galaxy in Glowing Gas

The LMC Galaxy in Glowing Gas

23/01/2006

The Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula

06/01/2006

30 Doradus: The Tarantula Zone

30 Doradus: The Tarantula Zone

12/12/2005

R136: The Massive Stars of 30 Doradus

R136: The Massive Stars of 30 Doradus

11/12/2005

Supernova Remnant N132D in Optical and X Rays

Supernova Remnant N132D in Optical and X Rays

25/10/2005

Supernova Survivor

Supernova Survivor

10/09/2005

Visitors' Galaxy Gallery

Visitors' Galaxy Gallery

18/06/2005

The Small Cloud of Magellan

The Small Cloud of Magellan

17/06/2005

Rampaging Supernova Remnant N63A

Rampaging Supernova Remnant N63A

08/06/2005

NGC 1427A: Galaxy in Motion

NGC 1427A: Galaxy in Motion

04/03/2005

Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula

Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula

28/12/2004

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

31/10/2004

N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas

N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas

06/10/2004

The Large Cloud of Magellan

The Large Cloud of Magellan

02/09/2004

Windblown N44F

Windblown N44F

19/08/2004

N11B: Star Cloud of the LMC

N11B: Star Cloud of the LMC

07/07/2004

Nebulas Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-49

Nebulas Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-49

21/04/2004

A Cerro Tololo Sky

A Cerro Tololo Sky

13/03/2004

Henize 206: Cosmic Generations

Henize 206: Cosmic Generations

11/03/2004

N49's Cosmic Blast

N49's Cosmic Blast

06/03/2004

SN1987A's Cosmic Pearls

SN1987A's Cosmic Pearls

20/02/2004

Supernova Survivor

Supernova Survivor

12/02/2004

Structure in N63A

Structure in N63A

01/01/2004

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

21/12/2003

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

09/12/2003

The Tarantula Zone

The Tarantula Zone

23/08/2003

The Aquarius Dwarf

The Aquarius Dwarf

27/07/2003

N49's Cosmic Blast

N49's Cosmic Blast

04/07/2003

Massive Stars of 30 Doradus

Massive Stars of 30 Doradus

22/06/2003