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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070, MrSpaceman
Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070
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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070

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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070, MrSpaceman
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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070

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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070

One of the most amazing things in the entire sky - and only seen from the Southern Hemisphere - the Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070 in the Large Magellan Cloud is so large and bright that if it were as close as the Orion Nebula, it was cast shadows at night!

There's a whole lot of interesting nebula around NGC 2070. I also tried to make a larger mosaic, but unfortunately my field just isn't quite flat enough to give a good result - maybe another time.

This is a SHO blend with RGB stars

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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070, MrSpaceman