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30 Doradus: The Tarantula Zone
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30 Doradus: The Tarantula Zone
Explanation:
The Tarantula Nebula
is more than 1,000 light-years across - a giant emission nebula within our
neighboring
galaxy
the Large Magellanic Cloud
. Inside this cosmic
arachnid
lies a central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as
R136
, whose intense radiation and strong winds have helped energize the nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments. In this
impressive color mosaic
of images from the
Curtis Schmidt telescope
at
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
(CTIO) in
Chile
, other young star clusters can be seen still within the nebula's grasp. Also notable among the
denizens
of the Tarantula zone are several
dark clouds
, sprawling wispy filaments of gas, compact
emission nebula
, nearly spherical
supernova remnants
, and areas surrounding hot stars known as
superbubbles
. The rich mosaic's field of view covers an area on the sky about the size of the full moon in the southern
constellation Dorado
.
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