yup, that's what I meant,
http://jumk.de/astronomie/galaxien/gros ... olke.shtml
here it reads 5.000 light-years
still wondering ...
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- Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:11 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Infrared Portrait of the Large Cloud... (2016 Jan 14)
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- Thu Jan 14, 2016 8:51 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Infrared Portrait of the Large Cloud... (2016 Jan 14)
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Re: APOD: Infrared Portrait of the Large Cloud... (2016 Jan 14)
Hi there,
I'm just wondering who's right:
in today's APOD it reads - the Large Cloud of Magellan is about 30,000 light-years across
in the APOD 2011-04-26 it reads - The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 15,000 light-years across
other sources say anything between 5.000 to 30.000 light-years ...
I'm just wondering who's right:
in today's APOD it reads - the Large Cloud of Magellan is about 30,000 light-years across
in the APOD 2011-04-26 it reads - The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 15,000 light-years across
other sources say anything between 5.000 to 30.000 light-years ...