The Large Magellanic Cloud is an amazing sight that can be seen in the dark southern skies and is located in the constellation Dorado. Its located 180,000 light-years away. This picture also contains the tarantula nebula which is by far the LMCs largest star forming region. The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 15,000 light-years across.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110426.html
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