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[edit]DescriptionNGC 2070 (30 Doradus) (noao-02355).jpg |
English: NGC2070, or 30 Doradus, the Tarantula Nebula, as seen by the CTIO 4-meter Blanco telescope. This unusual object in the Large Magellanic Cloud is the brightest known emission nebula. A central cluster of blue supergiant stars excites hydrogen gas out to a radius of about 400 light-years, although the entire nebula reaches out to at least 800 light-years, with some streamers continuing to a distance of maybe 1800 light-years. This is about thirty times larger than the Orion Nebula in our own Galaxy. 30 Doradus is also a strong radio source, and a fascinating target for infrared observation. |
Date | 30 June 2020, 21:34:00 (upload date) |
Source | NGC 2070 (30 Doradus) |
Author | NOIRLab/NSF/AURA |
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Credit/Provider | NOIRLAB/NSF/AURA |
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Date and time of data generation | 21:34, 30 June 2020 |
JPEG file comment | diffuse nebula in dorado, ngc2070. 30doradus. ctio 4m 1975 north is at the top. catalog no. 2501 |
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