Fantastic new images show the details of the Large Magellanic Cloud and of its history – but also of its background.

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The Large Magellanic Cloud observed and processed by the Telescope Live Community

New images of the Small Magellanic Cloud and the Large Magellanic Cloud taken with the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) are the most extensive survey of these neighbouring dwarf galaxies.