Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

The larger of the 2 Magellanic Clouds, this dwarf galaxy spans an area of 650-minutes x 550-minutes (10-degrees) and is 160,000 light years away on the border of the constellations of Dorado and Mensa. The rich abundance of hydrogen and helium has created star forming regions such as the Tarantula nebula (NGC 2070). The LMC was the host galaxy to supernova 1987A.

7 images x 27-second subframes, Total= 3 minutes 9-seconds. Canon EF 24-105 f/4L lens using FL= 102mm, f/4, Unmodified Canon T1i DSLR, ISO 800. Processing by Images Plus 3.82B and Photoshop. Bustard Downs, Maryfarms, Far North Queensland, Australia, S 16-degrees 34.116-minutes,  E 145-degrees 11.336-minutes, 15 November 2012.