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The Tarantula Nebula 30 Doradus and cluster Caldwell 103 or NGC2070, TWFowler
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The Tarantula Nebula 30 Doradus and cluster Caldwell 103 or NGC2070

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The Tarantula Nebula 30 Doradus and cluster Caldwell 103 or NGC2070, TWFowler
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The Tarantula Nebula 30 Doradus and cluster Caldwell 103 or NGC2070

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The Tarantula Nebula is aproximately 160,000 light-years distant in Local Group galaxy the Large Magelanic Cloud.   It is the most active starburst region and one of the largest HII regions in the Local Group.
Nearby NGC2060 contains the remnants of Supernova 1987A, the closest supernova detected since the discovery of the telescope.

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The Tarantula Nebula 30 Doradus and cluster Caldwell 103 or NGC2070, TWFowler