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| OBJECT NAME(s): |
NGC 2070 /
Tarantula Nebula |
| OBJECT TYPE: |
Emission Nebula |
| CONSTELLATION: |
Dorado |
| MAGNITUDE: |
8.0 |
| SIZE: |
40 x 25' |
| DISTANCE: |
170,000 Light
Years |
| NOTES: |
This magnificent nebula
reveals narrow
spindly tendrils of glowing gas which have been likened to the legs of
a spider. The 'body' of the spider is the bright nebula seen at the
centre of the photograph, while at its core is an extremely dense clump
of very hot stars, until recently thought to a single, unusually
massive star known as 30 Doradus. The very hot stars of 30 Dor are
responsible for making the nebula visible. |