Magellanic Clouds, or NUBECULÆ MAJOR and MINOR, two cloudy masses of light seen at night in the sky of the southern hemisphere. The greater lies between R.A. 4h. 40m. and 6h., and N.P.D. 156° and 162°; the lesser between R.A. 0h. 28m. and 1h. 15m., and N.P.D. 162° and 165°. They are composed of complex masses of nebulae and stars, condensed so as to give the naked eye the impression of a cloudy mass. See NEBULÆ.
Magellanic Clouds
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