#satellite galaxy
This is the Small Magellanic Cloud!
The size and shape of this satellite galaxy makes it a dwarf and irregular galaxy. With its orbital partner, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the pair orbits the Milky Way once every 1.5 billion years and orbits each other once every 900 million years!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Chile Two telescope on December 13th, 2021 at 2:55 UTC.
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This is LMC N49!
Considered to be the brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud satellite galaxy, the center of this beautiful object holds a dead star. This neutron star has a strong magnetic field and gamma ray bursts that distinguish it as a “soft gamma repeater” star!
Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on December 6th, 2021 at 1:08 UTC.
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