NGC2070, Marcos Paulo dos Santos Rodrigues

NGC2070

NGC2070, Marcos Paulo dos Santos Rodrigues

NGC2070

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The Tarantula Nebula is the largest and most massive star-forming region known in the Local Group, with a diameter of about 200 parsecs (650 light years). Despite having an apparent magnitude of 8, it is an extremely luminous object, and if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, it would cover an area of ​​60 full moons in the sky and its brightness would be enough to cast shadows.

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NGC2070, Marcos Paulo dos Santos Rodrigues