Wide-field view of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings (ground-based image)
This ground-based view of the Tarantula Nebula shows the nebula in its entirety. It is the brightest region of star formation in the local Universe. Hubble’s field of view covers just a tiny spot in the upper-right quadrant of this image, though it reveals detail invisible here, including a supernova remnant.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic1105d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 March 2011, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2004, heic1402, heic1105 |
| Size: | 8204 x 8339 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, NGC 2060, NGC 2070, SN 1987A, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | Early Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 41 34.79 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 26' 31.70" |
| Field of view: | 137.81 x 140.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 5.3° right of vertical |
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