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The Large Magellan Cloud, with overlapping nebula-shells
This satellite galaxy lies ca. 180,000 lightyears away
Reminder
: ONE lightyear is nearly SIX trillion miles - that is a "6" with 12 zeros
(NASA AstroPic Archive)


Image adapted from:
NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" - December 29, 2016
AstroPic Description
Posted by John Gleason

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