Exploring The Large Magellanic Cloud

A video from the Chandra website regarding the Large Magellanic Cloud date- 2nd April 08 source- http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/podcasts/sd.html

'The Large Magellanic Cloud, known as the LMC, is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. At a distance of around 160,000 light-years, the LMC is the third closest galaxy to us. But the LMC is more than just a nice little sidekick.'

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Science & Technology

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• chandra
• x-ray
• telescope
• satellite
• galaxy
• LMC
• large
• magellanic
• cloud

[beckycelebration]

If this is the 3rd closest galaxy, what is the closest? Andromeda is 2 1/2 million light years away, being the nearest spiral galaxy, and the largest in our local group.

But what is the name of the closest galaxy to us? Thanks for any info!!

Love this!!

[stevebd1]

Atlas of The Universe should provide you with some info (from what I could gather, it looks like it might be the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy).

[curtly99]

silly question ... sorry if it's obvious. If there's a light echo that is detectable, does this mean that the "echo" can be relative to all things. That we can see into our infinite past given the technology or distance to look back on to our-selves???

[stevebd1]

from wiki- 'A light echo is a phenomenon observed in astronomy. Analogous to an echo of sound, a light echo is produced when a sudden flash or burst of light, such as that observed in novae, is reflected off a source and arrives at the viewer some time after the initial flash.'

[THEUTUBEVIDZ]

Is there another planet in our galaxy with life? Explaining why ufos are visiting us?

[cosmiclight]

@flybeetle27 With southern hemisphere, do you mean France and Italie? *I found this rather humorous. Are their really people in the northern hemisphere that do not believe that anyone exists below the equator? When I flew to Fiji to teach some astronomy, I couln't wait! As we flew southwest from Portland, approaching Hawaii at night under a gibbous moon at 36,000 ft elev, I could see the LMC and SMC out the plane window! I was enthalled then in Fiji through my large telescopes! All should see!

[selearemus]

@beckycelebration Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is classified as an irregular galaxy and is now thought to be the closest neighbouring galaxy to our location in the Milky Way, being located about 25,000 light-years away from our Solar System] and 42,000 light-years from the Galactic Center.

[7byseven]

I could have done with this footage for my latest video its perfect.

[KaitoKid10040]

This is a cool video. For Once, I like seeing a galaxy like the LMC and SMC because they have no black holes. They were made from nebulaes. Thats cool. Most galaxies have black holes, making them have a gravitation pull on smaller galaxies. Like our battle with Sagittarius which will finally end in, 2012.

[SBCriss]

@flybeetle27

thanks for reply. With southern hemisphere, do you mean France and Italie.?

[flybeetle27]

If u r in the northern hemisphere,you won't see it but if in the southern hemisphere,then in the constellation dorado(the sword fish)

[SBCriss]

Can someone help me? I cant find the LMC :( where can i find it?

[anuchid29]

The speed of narrating is too fast , the music is too loud and doesn't coresspond with the pictures

[Icelandicpride]

On February 24, 1987, supernova 1987A occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which was the nearest observed supernova since Keplers, which occured before the invention of the telescope.