47 Tucanae
Crop of the NOIRLab image of the Small Magellanic Cloud showing the globular cluster 47 Tucanae.
Original caption: Part of the SMASH dataset showing what is arguably the best wide-angle view of the Small Magellanic Cloud to date. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way and, unlike the rest of the satellite galaxies, are still actively forming stars — and at a rapid pace.
47 Tucanae
Crop of the NOIRLab image of the Small Magellanic Cloud showing the globular cluster 47 Tucanae.
Original caption: Part of the SMASH dataset showing what is arguably the best wide-angle view of the Small Magellanic Cloud to date. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way and, unlike the rest of the satellite galaxies, are still actively forming stars — and at a rapid pace.