Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Mensa (Men)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1763  ·  NGC 2018  ·  NGC 2048  ·  NGC 2070  ·  Part of the constellation Dorado (Dor)  ·  Tarantula nebula  ·  The constellation Mensa (Men)  ·  The star αMen  ·  The star βDor  ·  The star βMen  ·  The star γHyi  ·  The star γMen  ·  The star δDor  ·  The star εDor  ·  The star η2Dor  ·  The star θDor  ·  The star νDor
Large Magellanic Cloud, Max Mayer
Large Magellanic Cloud
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Large Magellanic Cloud

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The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy that revolves around our host galaxy, the milky way. The image was taken from a little parking pocket (about 1200m altitude) at the road leading up to the ski field entrance on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealands tallest volcano.

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Large Magellanic Cloud, Max Mayer