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[[File:B01Magellanic Clouds.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (the LMC and SMC, respectively). Image taken by the European Southern Observatory[http://www.eso.org/public/]]]

[[File:B01Magellanic Clouds.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (the LMC and SMC, respectively). Image taken by the European Southern Observatory[http://www.eso.org/public/]]]

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 thought to be satellite galaxies, gravitationally bound to the [[Milky Way]], more recent observations have challenged that long held notion.

==History of Observation==

==History of Observation==