Galactic Shakeup X SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD This composite image of the SMC shows details that are often lost in the galaxy's fuzzy smear, including H II regions (pink), clouds of ionized gas created by young stars. Two foreground globular clusters also appear: NGC 362 (just below the SMC) and 47 Tucanae (left). 24 JUNE 2 021 * SK Y & TELESCOPE LMC: ZD E N Eˇ K BA R D O N / ESO; S M C: M A RCO LO R E NZI S GIANT DWARF The Large Magellanic Cloud has a clear central bar and one of the most prolific star-forming regions in the Milky Way system: the Tarantula Nebula, the bright pink region perched on top of the LMC's bar in this DSLR image.