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Tarantula nebula (NGC 2070) in Dorado

auteur: R.Jay GaBany/Novapix

référence: a-neb20-70013

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 22 cm

The largest emission nebula in the sky, the Tarantula Nebula (also known as NGC 2070 or 30 Doradus ) is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) , one of the satellite galaxies to our own Milky Way system. Seen far down in the southern sky at a distance of about 170,000 light-years, this beautiful nebula measures more than 1000 light-years across and extends over more than one third of a degree, almost, but not quite the size of the full moon. It received its descriptive name because of the unusual shape.
It is a splendid object with a central cluster of hot and luminous young stars, R136, that powers strong emission from hydrogen and oxygen gas. This image of the Tarantula Nebula was obtained with a 12 inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope, 50 exposures of 15mn combined.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - 30 DORADUS - ASTRONOMY - DIFFUSE NEBULA - DORADO - NEBULA - NGC 2070 - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - TARENTULA - YOUNG STAR -