The Magellanic Clouds over Queensland

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, our neighboring satellites galaxies, appear in the southern sky over the lush tropical vegetation of Kuranda National Park in Queensland, Australia. Click on the second photo to see another Queensland night sky view that includes the Carina Nebula rising over Granite Gorge Natural Park. From the photographer: “The images are made during our Shelios 2012 expedition to observe the total solar eclipse in northern Australia. © Juan Carlos Casado