Magellanic cloud
noun
either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
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Magellanic Cloud
Magellanic Cloudnouneither of two small irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Major) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Minor), lying near the S celestial pole; they are probably satellites of the Galaxy. Distances: 163 000 light years (Large), 196 000 light years (Small)
Magellanic cloud
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Astronomy.
Magellanic Cloud
British
/ ˌmæɡɪˈlænɪk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Magellanic cloud
First recorded in 1675–85
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Within this space nebulæ are clustered more closely than over any corresponding space in the heavens, save only the greater Magellanic cloud.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
Yet recent images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope seem to contradict that notion by showing protoplanetary disks in a dwarf galaxy adjacent to our own Milky Way, the Small Magellanic Cloud.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
The newly imaged star, WOH G64, lies within the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the small galaxies that orbits the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
It had much, much less of the heavier elements in it than any other star yet seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a bright swath of stars visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
"I make it just a shade inside the outermost fringes of the Large Magellanic Cloud."
From The Women-Stealers of Thrayx by Fox B. Holden
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