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The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, Philippe Barraud
The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070
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The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070

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The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, Philippe Barraud
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The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070

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NGC 2070 is a large emission nebula and star cluster, in the constellation Dorado.
This huge and luminous H II region spans about 3'000 light-years, i.e. 75 times bigger than the Orion Nebula.

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    The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, Philippe Barraud
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The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, Philippe Barraud