Southern Sky Gallery

Small Magellanic Cloud

Small Magellanic Cloud

This galaxy looks like a piece of the Milky Way to eye. It orbits our Milky Way galaxy at about 210,000 light years distance. The globular cluster 47 Tucanae appears in the upper part of the image.

Lens 50mm f5.6
Exposure 2 x 5 Minutes
Camera Canon 10D Digital
Date November 2004
Guiding Vixen GPDX
Location Kaituna, Wairarapa, New Zealand