1. The Large Magellanic Cloud Apparent Magnitude 0.9
On the border of the constellations Dorado and Mensa, lies The Large Magellanic Cloud – a satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way galaxy. LMC is the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy. It is about 160,000 light years away, while SMC is about 190,00 light-years away from the Earth. LMC is only about 1/10th the mass of the Milky Way Galaxy. A very active starbirth region in the LMC is called the Tarantula Nebula. A supernova was detected near this region in 1987, and it was the brightest supernova seen in 300 years. LMC is a beautiful sight that can be seen with a naked eye, and along with its companion (SMC) it might be a good source of inspiration for a trip into the southern hemisphere for adventurous stargazers from the northern hemisphere. With this amazing celestial object, we finish our list of the 10 easiest galaxies to see with telescope or binoculars.
