Large Magellanic Cloud with Star Cluster Overlay (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Large Magellanic Cloud with Star Cluster Overlay

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This is a ground-based telescope's view of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. The inset image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, reveals one of many star clusters scattered throughout the dwarf galaxy.

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NASA, ESA, Adam Riess, and Palomar Digitized Sky Survey

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