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by Bruce333
Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:14 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Infrared Portrait of the Large Cloud... (2012 Jan 15)
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Re: APOD: Infrared Portrait of the Large Cloud... (2012 Jan

Has the LMC suddenly gotten closer and expanded in size? This: A mere 160,000 light-years distant, the Large Cloud of Magellan is about 30,000 light-years across. doesn't match this from a previous APOD: A mere 180,000 light-years distant....The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 15,000 light-years acr...