Small Magellanic Cloud.

While similar in size to the Large Magellanic Cloud, the SMC appears smaller and fainter, due to its greater distance. It resides approximately 195,000 light years away in the constellation of Tucana. A reasonable sized telescope will reveal a myriad of wonders, including one of the best globular clusters in the whole sky. Known as 47 Tucana, this glob contains in the region of 100,000 stars and can easily be resolved. Photo details: Canon 350D, 10 minute exposure with a Sigma 70-200mm lens, ISO 400 @ f-2.8.

 Image taken October 19th 2006