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[[File:165850main pia09071-516.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic Cloud]]
The '''Magellanic Clouds''' are two nearby irregular [[galaxy|dwarf galaxies]] that are visible in the southern night sky, which are part of our [[Local Group]] of galaxies. They are referred to individually as the '''Large Magellanic Cloud''' (LMC) and the '''Small Magellanic Cloud''' (SMC). Traditionally though to be satellite galaxies, gravitationally bound to the [[Milky Way]], more recent observations have challenged that long held notion.
The '''Magellanic Clouds''' are two nearby irregular [[galaxy|dwarf galaxies]] that are visible in the southern night sky, which are part of our [[Local Group]] of galaxies. They are referred to individually as the '''Large Magellanic Cloud''' (LMC) and the '''Small Magellanic Cloud''' (SMC). Traditionally though to be satellite galaxies, gravitationally bound to the [[Milky Way]], more recent observations have challenged that long held notion.