... Credit Copyright: A. Oksanen , 2.6 meter Nordic Optical Telescope Explanation: Our Milky Way Galaxy is not alone. It is part of a gathering of about 50 galaxies known as the Local Group . Members include the Great Andromeda Galaxy (M31), M32 , M33 , the Large Magellanic Cloud , the Small Magellanic Cloud , Dwingeloo 1 , several small irregular galaxies , and many dwarf elliptical and dwarf spheroidal galaxies . ... Publications with keywords: Local Group of Galaxies . ...