The Magellanic Clouds over Gemini South
This wide-angle shot shows the Magellanic Clouds, irregular galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way which are easily visible to the naked eye, over Gemini South. Gemini South is part of the International Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/M. Paredes
About the Image
Id: | Summit_night-10-2-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Feb. 23, 2022, 3:04 p.m. |
Size: | 5184 x 3456 px |
About the Object
Name: | Gemini South |
Category: | Gemini Observatory |
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