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The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Tarantula Nebula

This is the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy close to our own.

 

The green nebula is the Tarantula Nebula.

 

There are many other star clusters and nebulae in this photo, too many to mention!

 

Shot taken with StwenBoy (www.flickr.com/photos/26323573@N04/) in Buninyong.

 

Taken with a Canon 70D at 250mm and a SkyWatcher Star Adventurer.

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Uploaded on January 26, 2015
Taken on January 26, 2015