Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  30 Dor Cluster  ·  HD36584  ·  HD36598  ·  HD37122  ·  HD37722  ·  HD38215  ·  HD38617  ·  HD38727  ·  HD38894  ·  HD39194  ·  IC 2145  ·  NGC 1926  ·  NGC 1928  ·  NGC 1938  ·  NGC 1939  ·  NGC 1949  ·  NGC 1950  ·  NGC 1953  ·  NGC 1958  ·  NGC 1959  ·  NGC 1962  ·  NGC 1965  ·  NGC 1966  ·  NGC 1967  ·  NGC 1970  ·  NGC 1971  ·  NGC 1972  ·  NGC 1983  ·  NGC 1984  ·  NGC 1986  ·  And 46 more.
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Taken on my deck fighting with the mossies...

Tarantula Nebula, also known as NGC 2070, Doradus Nebula, Dor Nebula and 30 Doradus, is a nebula located inside The Dorado Constellation. Tarantula Nebula is located inside Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and is 160 Thousand Light Years from Earth. Tarantula Nebula has a radius of 931 Light Years.  Discovered by French Astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.

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Galactic Spider, Stephen Jones