Tarantula nebula and surroundings (Nicolas Molina)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Dorado (Dor) · Contains: 30 Dor Cluster · HD35665 · HD36277 · HD36584 · HD36598 · HD36650 · HD37122 · HD37552 · HD37668 · HD37722 · HD37762 · HD38173 · HD38215 · HD38617 · HD38727 · HD38894 · HD39194 · HD39980 · HD40156 · IC 2128 · IC 2145 · NGC 1929 · NGC 1934 · NGC 1935 · NGC 1936 · NGC 1937 · NGC 1949 · NGC 1953 · NGC 1955 · NGC 1962 · And 74 more.

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The Tarantula Nebula, also known as NGC 2070. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and is one of the most massive and active star-forming regions in our local group of galaxies. The nebula is situated within the Dorado constellation in the southern hemisphere, and it has an estimated diameter of around 600 light-years. It is located approximately 160,000 light-years away from Earth. The Tarantula Nebula is filled with the most massive and hottest stars known, and it is a hotbed of star formation. The intense radiation and stellar winds from these massive stars affect the surrounding gas and dust, shaping the nebula and causing further star formation. At the heart of the Tarantula Nebula lies the R136 cluster, which is a dense concentration of young, massive stars. The cluster includes the massive star R136a1, which is one of the most massive stars known, with a mass over 250 times that of the Sun.

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RA (center)	05h34m31s.64
RA (top/left)	05h28m57s.80
RA (top/right)	05h18m45s.80
RA (bottom/right)	05h39m14s.21
RA (bottom/left)	05h52m08s.96

Dec (center)	-68°51′49″.8
Dec (top/left)	-70°44′33″.9
Dec (top/right)	-67°35′37″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-66°58′45″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	-70°02′01″.2

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