The Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxy, is classified as a barred-spiral. The bar and some of the spiral arms are visible in this photograph, as well as dozens of clusters and emission nebulae. For a closer view, click here.

Nikon 135mm lens at f2.8. Three five-minute exposures on gas-hypersensitized Kodak Pro 400 PPF color-negative film. The field is 9½° x 14¼° centered at 05h 24m, -68° 48'. North is up and to the right. Photographed from near Vicuña, Chile. ©1998