Zooming into the Tarantula Nebula
This star-forming region of ionised hydrogen gas is in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy which neighbours the Milky Way. It is home to many extreme conditions including supernova remnants and the heaviest star ever found. The Tarantula Nebula is the most luminous nebula of its type in the local Universe. This video shows the location and context of the Tarantula Nebula in the night sky.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitised Sky Survey 2, R. Gendler, S. Brunier. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin. Music by John Dyson
About the Video
| Id: | heic1105b |
| Release date: | 15 March 2011, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1105 |
| Duration: | 56 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, NGC 2060, NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula |
| Category: | Nebulae |
