The Tarantula Nebula

Located inside the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) – one of our closest galaxies – in what some describe as a frightening sight, the Tarantula nebula is worth looking at in detail. Also known as 30 Doradus or NGC 2070, the nebula owes its name to the arrangement of its bright patches that somewhat resemble the legs of a tarantula. Taking the name of one of the biggest spiders on Earth is very fitting in view of the gigantic proportions of this celestial nebula — it measures nearly 1,000 light years across ! Its proximity, the favourable inclination of the LMC, and the absence of intervening dust make this nebula one of the best laboratories to better understand the formation of massive stars. This spectacular nebula is energised by an exceptionally high concentration of massive stars, often referred to as super star clusters. This image is based on data acquired with the 1.5 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile, through three filters (B: 80 s, V: 60 s, R: 50 s).

Źródło:

ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R. Gendler, C. C. Thöne, C. Féron, and J.-E. Ovaldsen

O zdjęciu

Identyfikator:tarantula
Typ:Obserwacje
Data publikacji:3 grudnia 2009 23:19
Rozmiar:2037 x 2077 px

O obiekcie

Nazwa:30 Doradus, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula
Typ:Local Universe : Nebula
Odległość:170000 lat świetlnych
Constellation:Dorado
Kategoria:Nebulae

Formaty zdjęć

Wielki JPEG
1,9 MB

Tapety

1024x768
451,7 KB
1280x1024
687,8 KB
1600x1200
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1920x1200
1,1 MB
2048x1536
1,4 MB

Współrzędne

Pozycja (RA):5 38 42.61
Pozycja (Dec):-69° 6' 3.89"
Pole widzenia:13.43 x 13.70 arcminutes
Orientacja:North is 134.7° prawo of vertical

Kolory i filtry

PasmoTeleskop
Optyczny
B
Danish 1.54-metre telescope
Optyczny
V
Danish 1.54-metre telescope
Optyczny
R
Danish 1.54-metre telescope