Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2070  ·  NGC 2100  ·  Tarantula nebula
Tarantula Nebula, Fernando Alves Rosa Junior
Tarantula Nebula
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Tarantula Nebula

Tarantula Nebula, Fernando Alves Rosa Junior
Tarantula Nebula
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Tarantula Nebula

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The Tarantula Nebula is the largest and most massive star-forming region known in the Local Group, with a diameter of about 200 parsecs (650 light years). Although it has an apparent magnitude of 8, it is an extremely bright object, and if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, it would cover an area of ​​60 full moons in the sky and its brightness would be sufficient to cast shadows.

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Tarantula Nebula, Fernando Alves Rosa Junior