The Magellanic Clouds

The Magellanic Clouds are satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. These dwarf galaxies, which orbit the galactic centre, are only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. Here, they are seen above the Auxiliary Telescopes of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal, Chile.

Credit:

J. C. Muñoz/ESO

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Id:ATs_Magellanic_Clouds_hires-CC
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:4 december 2018 15:43
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Over het object

Naam:Auxiliary Telescopes
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Categorie:Paranal

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