If you saw Northern Hemisphere stars but you've never saw Southern Hemisphere night sky, you only know half the story. The southern night sky contains a greater range of interesting features.
Magellanic Clouds are visible to the unaided eye in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bolivia Night Sky with Magellanic Clouds (two irregular dwarf galaxies) and Red AirGlow near horison. Hotel Tayka del Desierto (Ojo de Perdiz). Altitude about 4600 m / 15000 feet.
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| Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography Magellanic Clouds Bolivia |
Two cloud-like patches of light are the neighbouring galaxies known as the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud. They are about 170,000 light years away and the Large Magellanic Cloud contains about 10,000 million stars. These are the closest galaxies to our own and are a stunning sight whether viewed with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. They are considered to be satellite galaxies linked by gravity to the Milky Way.
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| Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography: Magellanic Cloud, Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri, Milky Way - Chile |
Part of the Milky Way Panorama
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| Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography - Colors of Night Sky |
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| Southern Hemisphere Astrophotography - Chile Astrophotography |
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| Southern Hemisphere Milky Way Panorama - Bolivia Astrophotography |
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| Southern Hemisphere Milky Way Mountain Bolivia Astrophotography |
