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The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado

author: ESO/Novapix

reference: a-neb20-70002

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 17 cm

The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud , as obtained with FORS2 at KUEYEN (VLT) on the night of January 31 - February 1, 2000. It is a composite of three exposures.

Keywords for this photo:

2000 - 30 DORADUS - ASTRONOMY - DIFFUSE NEBULA - DORADO - MASSIVE STAR - NEBULA - NGC 2070 - OPEN CLUSTER - R136 - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - STAR FORMATION - TARENTULA - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT - YOUNG STAR -