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by BillT
Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:11 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Large Cloud of Magellan (2015 Aug 27)
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Re: APOD: The Large Cloud of Magellan (2015 Aug 27)

Actually Gaia can resolve some stars in the LMC. Gaia has just completed its' first year of normal operation and one of the things mentioned in the ESA's blog post is this: "Gaia has delivered detailed light curves for dozens of RR Lyrae type variable stars in the LMC, and the fine details reve...