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The Small Magellanic Cloud

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The Small Magellanic Cloud

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Described by @Brian Boyle as a dwarf galaxy touched with the ugly stick, I had to set about correcting the record....  Or at least trying to....

I think this was one of those rare nights that even with some strong winds, the seeing from metro Sydney was about as good as it gets and with a fair bit of stretching and noise reduction, I was able to bring out some of the structures within the galaxy.  It may not be the most beautiful object in the Southern Sky Brian, but I've seen worse 

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The Small Magellanic Cloud, David Wright