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Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
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Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
Explanation: The
Tarantula Nebula
is a giant
emission nebula
within our neighboring galaxy the
Large Magellanic Cloud
. Inside this cosmic
arachnid
lies a huge central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as
R136
and partially visible on the upper right. The
energetic light
and
winds
from this cluster light up the nebula and sculpt the surrounding gas and dust into vast
complex filaments
. These "tentacles" give the
Tarantula
Nebula its name. In
this impressive color image
from the
Wide-Field Imager
camera on ESO's
2.2-meter telescope
at
La Silla Observatory
, intricacies of the nebula's complex array of
dust and gas
are visible. A 300
light-year
portion of the Tarantula Nebula is imaged. The
Tarantula Nebula
, also dubbed 30 Doradus, lies 170,000 light years away toward the
constellation
of
Dorado
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