The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30
Doradus) is an H II region[1] in
the Large Magellanic Cloud. Below an unprecedented panoramic view captured by the Hubble
Space Telescope in 2012.
At the official site of Hubble Space telescope we read „30 Doradus is the
brightest star-forming region visible in a neighboring galaxy and home to some
of the most massive stars ever seen. The nebula resides 170,000 light-years
away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small, satellite galaxy of our Milky Way.”
The nebula is giving astronomers important information about the stars'
birth and evolution. It is one of the only extragalactic star-forming regions
that can be studied in so much detail.
The image reveals various stages of the star life cycle. From ranging from embryonic stars a few thousand years old to stellar giants that live fast and die young in supernova explosions.
The image reveals various stages of the star life cycle. From ranging from embryonic stars a few thousand years old to stellar giants that live fast and die young in supernova explosions.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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