Magellanic clouds are two irregular galaxies that were once thought to be the closest galaxies to the Milkyway. The two galaxies are situated in the southern hemisphere and may have been first observed by the Khosians. However, the first written evidence of the two clouds appears in 964AD in a book by Abd al Rahman al Sufi. The Large Magellanic Cloud, which is not visible from his native area, was referred to him as Al Bakr, the White Ox. Today, the two clouds are known by the name of the explorer Ferdinand Magellan. LMC, SMC and Achernar - 13 shots of 15sec 5.6F 18mm. Canon 550D. Location: Kirindy Forest Lodge, Madagascar The Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292) is located around a declination of -72 0 , which means anyone beyond 18 0 northwards from the equator will not be able to spot it. The Larger Magellanic Cloud, which interestingly lacks an NGC (or other formal numbering), consists of a multitude of nebulae and globular clusters, and is located between the declinations -
An amateur's attempts at astrophotography.