Zoom into the Tarantula Nebula

Zoom into the Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), or Nubecula Major is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Video Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI), European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Science Credit: NASA, ESA, D. Lennon and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI), J. Anderson, S. E. de Mink, R. van der Marel, T. Sohn, and N. Walborn (STScI), N. Bastian (Excellence Cluster, Munich), L. Bedin (INAF, Padua), E. Bressert (ESO), P. Crowther (University of Sheffield), A. de Koter (University of Amsterdam), C. Evans (UKATC/STFC, Edinburgh), A. Herrero (IAC, Tenerife), N. Langer (AifA, Bonn), I. Platais (JHU), and H. Sana (University of Amsterdam)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 31, 2014

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