Astronomy Picture of the Day . The UV SMC from UIT . ... 20.12.1996 . ... GSFC/LASP ), UIT Team , NASA Explanation: Translated from the "acronese" the title reads - The U ltra V iolet S mall M agellanic C loud from the U ltraviolet I maging T elescope. FYI, the four ultraviolet images used in this mosaic of the nearby irregular galaxy known as the Small Magellanic Cloud were taken by the UIT instrument during the Astro 1 and Astro 2 shuttle missions in 1990 and 1995. ... December . ...