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New in the #VirtualObservatory: “Reddening maps of the Magellanic Clouds” by Netzel H. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/713/A201
#astrometry #interstellarreddening #magellanicclouds #extinction
VizieR J/A+A/713/A201
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September 26, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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—𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚌 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚗̃𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚜. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚍𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚏 𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚡𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚢𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎…
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#photography #chile #atacama #desert #chañar #andes #a7riii #nightphotography #sonyvisuals #travelgrams #lonelyplanet #sonyalpha #travel #magellanicclouds
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Desde hace 20 años publico una foto cada día en mi blog. Y como siempre, les dejo por acá el enlace al posteo de hoy
rubenpinella.blogspot.com/2026/02/blog...

#paisajenocturno #víaláctea #nubesdemagallanes #fotodeldía #fotografía #nightsacape #milkyway #magellanicclouds #photooftheday #photography
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Our friend Meiying Lee shared this image she captured from New Zealand. You can see the #MilkyWay, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds and #airglow! Thank you!
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The Large and Small #MagellanicClouds shine in southern skies:
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Read more about airglow:
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A band of stars crosses the sky. There are 2 fuzzy patches to the right side. And green and red colors glow near the horizon.
April 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 14/01/2018

Three Galaxies and a Comet

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180114.htm<a href="/hashtag/MilkyWay" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#MilkyWayM#Patagoniaa#CometMcNaughtM#MagellanicCloudsi#Astrophotographyt#Nightscapeg#DarkNebulaek#SouthernMilkyWayM#Astronomys#Spacey#Galaxy #Starsy#Argentinar#Cosmologyosmology
Breathtaking mosaic of the Southern Milky Way arching over the Patagonian mountains in Argentina. The image showcases diffuse starlight, dark nebulae, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, and Comet McNaught (Great Comet of 2007). A stunning view of our galaxy and its neighboring galaxies against a backdrop of countless stars.
May 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping apart its smaller neighbor earthsky.org/space/small-...
#Science #ScienceNews #Nature #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #MagellanicClouds #Galaxies #Gaia #JWST
Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping apart its smaller neighbor
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April 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 28/05/2013

The Large Cloud of Magellan

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130528.htm<a href="/hashtag/MagellanicClouds" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#MagellanicCloudsi#LMCu#TarantulaNebulal#Galaxy #Spacey#Astronomys#Astrophotographyt#Cosmologyo#MilkyWayM#Dorado #SN1987A##DeepSky##SatelliteGalaxyt#StarFormationormation
A stunningly detailed image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The image showcases the LMC's intricate structure, highlighting the Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus), a massive star-forming region. This annotated composite reveals the vibrant colors and vast expanse of this neighboring galaxy, approximately 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.
March 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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We continue our presentation of 4MOST surveys: The Thousands an One Magellanic Clounds fields Low and High Resolution Survery (1001MC)

#WorldSpaceWeek #4MOST #magellanicclouds #extragalactic #telescope #astronomy #astrophysics #observatory
Spatial source density distribution of the 1001MC stars in a zenithal equidistant projection
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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A gift of Kellath I did for my friend, magellanicclouds, over on tumblr. •u•
#bg3 #bg3tav #bg3paladin
December 19, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 14/10/2015

A Gegenschein Lunar Eclipse

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151014.htm<a href="/hashtag/astrophotography" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#astrophotographyt#nightskyn#milkywaym#gegenscheine#Namibia##DeadvleiD#astronomys#starsy#fullmoonf#lunarEclipser#MagellanicCloudsi#Sirius #airglow##darkSky#darkSky
A breathtaking panoramic view of the night sky over Deadvlei, Namibia. The image showcases a full moon eclipsed by Earth's shadow, the faint gegenschein, a green airglow, Sirius, the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, and numerous red emission nebulas. A lone figure stands in the foreground, silhouetted against the stunning celestial display. The scene is set against the stark beauty of the Namib Desert landscape.
March 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
gavo.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
New in the #VirtualObservatory: “BLOeM. Physical properties of OB stars” by Bestenlehner J.M. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/540/3523
#visibleastronomy #RadialVelocity #obstars #magellanicclouds
VizieR J/MNRAS/540/3523
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December 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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A New Five-Year Survey Of The Magellanic Clouds Will Answer Some Questions About Our Neighbours #Science #Space #Astronomy #MagellanicClouds #SpaceExploration #AstronomyResearch
A New Five-Year Survey Of The Magellanic Clouds Will Answer Some Questions About Our Neighbours
The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) is forming a new research group that will focus solely on the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The pair of irregular dwarf galaxies are satellites...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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✨1001MC: Unlocking the Magellanic Clouds✨ 1001MC will map the history and interactions of our closest neighbours with high-quality spectra!

📷: A. Saviauk/AIP

#WorldSpaceWeek #4MOST #magellanicclouds #extragalactic #telescope #astronomy #astrophysics #science #observatory
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
gavo.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
New in the #VirtualObservatory: “[CII] and [OIII] mapping in the molecular ridge” by Fischer C. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/702/A273
#magellanicclouds #molecularclouds #infraredsources #radioastronomy
VizieR J/A+A/702/A273
cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
purescience.news
Dwarf Galaxies Like the Magellanic Clouds Have Their Own Small Satellite Galaxies #Science #Space #Astronomy #DwarfGalaxies #MagellanicClouds #SatelliteGalaxies
Dwarf Galaxies Like the Magellanic Clouds Have Their Own Small Satellite Galaxies
Massive galaxies like the Milky Way have smaller satellite galaxies that are tidally disrupted and absorbed. Astronomers think this is how galaxies assemble hierarchically. New research examines galaxies...
purescience.news
August 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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New in the #VirtualObservatory: “LMC field surrounding NGC 1846 JWST phot.” by Legnardi M.V. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/713/A99
#photometry #infraredastronomy #magellanicclouds
VizieR J/A+A/713/A99
cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr
September 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 07/09/2023

The Large Cloud of Magellan

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230907.htm<a href="/hashtag/MagellanicClouds" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#MagellanicCloudsi#LargeMagellanicCloudn#LMCo#TarantulaNebulal#30Doradus0#Galaxy #Spacey#Astronomys#Cosmologyo#MilkyWayM#SatelliteGalaxyt#Supernovau#SN1987A##Dorado #StarFormationormation
A stunning image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The LMC is shown in great detail, revealing its irregular shape, numerous stars, and the prominent Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus), a massive star-forming region. The image highlights the LMC's size and complexity as one of the Milky Way's most massive satellite galaxies, home to SN 1987A, the closest supernova in recent times.
June 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Did you know? The Large and Small #MagellanicClouds are 2 small #galaxies. They're gravitationally bound to the Milky Way. This month, scientists in Japan reported that the Large Magellanic Cloud appears to be ripping the Small Magellanic Cloud apart. 🌌🔭
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📸 J. Colosimo/ ESO.
A starry sky showing 2 white nebulous objects, the upper one smaller than the lower one. The foreground shows 4 buildings housing telescopes.
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 09/11/2002

A Cerro Tololo Sky

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap021109.htm<a href="/hashtag/CerroTololo" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#CerroTololor#CTIOl#BlancoTelescopee#SouthernSkyt#Astronomys#Chiley#MilkyWayM#MagellanicCloudsi#SouthernCrosse#NightSkyN#Stargazinga#AstroPhotographyt#Observatorye#Telescopeelescope
A stunning monochrome image of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile at night. The 4-meter Blanco Telescope dome is prominently featured in the foreground, with the Milky Way, Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, and the Southern Cross constellation visible in the background, all illuminated by starlight.
April 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 30/04/2000

The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC)

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000430.htm<a href="/hashtag/Space" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Space #Astronomys#MagellanicCloudsi#SMCu#SmallMagellanicCloudn#Galaxy #Starsy#Cosmologyo#SouthernSkyt#DeepSpaceeepSpace
Image of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a dwarf irregular galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. The SMC, located 250,000 light-years away, is rich in young, blue stars, indicative of recent star formation. This image showcases its diffuse structure and numerous stars against the backdrop of the night sky.
June 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM