The two Magellanic Clouds (or Nubeculae Magellani) are irregular dwarf galaxies visible from the southern hemisphere, which are members of our Local Group and are orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. The two galaxies are:
- Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
- Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
Read more about Magellanic Clouds: History, Characteristics, Mini Magellanic Cloud (MMC), In Fiction
Famous quotes containing the word clouds:
“What is green? The grass is green,
With small flowers between.
What is violet? Clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.
What is orange? Why, an orange,
Just an orange!”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)