Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud above Moai de Tara / Monjes de la Pacana rock formation, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile
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Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud above Moai de Tara / Monjes de la Pacana rock formation, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile
The cloud of stars top right of the image is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), an irregular dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. The light on the horizon is from the last quarter moon shortly before it rises.