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20160209 NGC2070 Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

 

The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8 at a distance of about 160,000 light-years. Its luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast shadows.

 

12 x 5 minutes

Takahashi SKY90 APO f/5.6SBIG ST2000 XMC CMOS Colour CCD

Imaged remotely from SSO

 

 

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Uploaded on February 13, 2016