Galaxies
Ground-based view of the Large Magellanic Cloud
March 9, 2000 · ESA/Hubble · IRAS 05240-6948 , Large Magellanic Cloud , LMC
From ground-based telescopes, the glowing gaseous debris surrounding dying, sun-like stars in a nearby galaxy, called the Large Magellanic Cloud, appear as small, shapeless dots of light.