Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Mensa (Men)  ·  Contains:  Archenar (αEri)  ·  Part of the constellation Carina (Car)  ·  Part of the constellation Chamaeleon (Cha)  ·  Part of the constellation Dorado (Dor)  ·  Part of the constellation Octans (Oct)  ·  Part of the constellation Tucana (Tuc)  ·  The constellation Hydrus (Hyi)  ·  The constellation Mensa (Men)  ·  The constellation Pictor (Pic)  ·  The constellation Reticulum (Ret)  ·  The constellation Volans (Vol)  ·  The star Achernar  ·  The star Avior (εCar)  ·  The star Canopus (αCar)  ·  The star Miaplacidus (βCar)  ·  The star αDor  ·  The star αHyi  ·  The star αPic  ·  The star βHyi  ·  The star γHyi  ·  The star υCar
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Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, Rick Burke
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Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

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Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, Rick Burke
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Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

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The Magellanic Clouds from Namibia. This is just a quick couple of shots on a tripod mount with the 35mm Sigma Art lens. If you're in Namibia these things are so obvious that you'd have to be blind to miss them. 47 Tucanae and the Tarantula Nebula are naked eye visible... It's crazy!

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Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, Rick Burke