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NGC2070, the Tarantula Nebula, Reggie
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NGC2070, the Tarantula Nebula

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NGC2070, the Tarantula Nebula

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NGC 2070 is the largest and brightest emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and one of the largest emission nebulae known. The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. Considering its distance of about 160,000 light years, it is so bright that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast shadows.

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NGC2070, the Tarantula Nebula, Reggie