The term "alien" is putting it mildly.

I found this image searching for glorious visions of our universe taken with the Hubble space telescope. The further we look out into space, the further we see into something that has already occurred. We can't visualize anything in distant galaxies without merely seeing what it was. We as human beings can only look into the past whilst we gaze upon the stars. For example, if Betelgeuse exploded tomorow, we wouldn't be able to observe it's occurance for millions of years. Now that the layman disclaimer is over, lets see if we can get an official answer.
What the hell is this?
This is a picture of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It looks as if it is a creature within a clear disc covering its body entirely. If you notice the lighting of the image itself, you will see how the distance of whatever it is seems to be accurate to it's location amongst the stars.
I've taken the liberty of zooming in on the photo itself. It hasn't been doctored at all. No photoshop here, folks. I wouldn't be wasting my time typing this if it wasn't an incomprehensible inquiry of my own.
To me, it looks like some sort of feline-like creature (only because of it's tail) with a red hat, green eyes, and a blue shirt. It also seems as if it's being held within a disc that enables it to travel through the cosmos effortlessly. For anything to be out in space that looks like a being without a spaceship is quite strange to me.
Mind you, we're located about 160,000 light years away.
I can only hope that this post will actually stir up questions.
Any thoughts?