Show Clo Clouds ds Seen at South Pole The M clouds are two cloudy masses of light oval in shape and unequal in size seen een at night g ay in inthe inthe the heavens in the tho of ot the South Pole They are supposed to be 1 nebulae or dense aggregations of ot stars so 80 far distant as to give to the unaided eye eje the impression of masses They cover areas of about 42 and nd 10 square degrees i respectively ct and are arc r-c r so named in h tel teler honor o of Ferdinand er an 17 Magellan t the great Portuguese navigator who first observed them in 1520 1620 during his v voyage around the world |