Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 25, 1998

The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC)

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 25, 1998 is “The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC),” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: D. Malin (AAO), AATB, ROE, UKS Telescope). The original explanation runs about 85 words.

From the explanation

“Almost unknown to casual observers in the northern hemisphere , the southern sky contains two diffuse wonders known as the Magellanic Clouds . The Magellanic Clouds are small irregular galaxies orbiting our own larger Milky Way spiral galaxy .”

— APOD editors, January 25, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 25, 1998
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: D. Malin (AAO), AATB, ROE, UKS Telescope
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 85 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 25, 1998 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1998-january-25-the-small-cloud-of-magellan-smc

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