NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula in the LMC (José Joaquín Pérez)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Dorado (Dor) · Contains: 30 Dor Cluster · HD269846 · HD269860 · HD269896 · HD269902 · HD269922 · HD269928 · HD269931 · HD269938 · HD38268 · HD38282 · NGC 2060 · NGC 2069 · NGC 2070 · Tarantula Nebula

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NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula in the LMC

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NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula in the LMC

Located inside the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) – one of our closest galaxies – in what some describe as a frightening sight, the Tarantula nebula is worth looking at in detail. Also known as 30 Doradus or NGC 2070, the nebula owes its name to the arrangement of its bright patches that somewhat resemble the legs of a tarantula. Taking the name of one of the biggest spiders on Earth is very fitting in view of the gigantic proportions of this celestial nebula — it measures nearly 1,000 light years across ! Its proximity, the favourable inclination of the LMC, and the absence of intervening dust make this nebula one of the best laboratories to better understand the formation of massive stars. This spectacular nebula is energised by an exceptionally high concentration of massive stars, often referred to as super star clusters (Extracted from ESO)

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RA (center)	05h38m29s.494
RA (top/left)	05h38m57s.717
RA (top/right)	05h41m20s.300
RA (bottom/right)	05h38m01s.696
RA (bottom/left)	05h35m38s.244

Dec (center)	-69°06′25″.68
Dec (top/left)	-69°21′40″.91
Dec (top/right)	-69°03′50″.69
Dec (bottom/right)	-68°51′11″.68
Dec (bottom/left)	-69°08′50″.69

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