Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 12, 2005

30 Doradus: The Tarantula Zone

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 12, 2005 is “30 Doradus: The Tarantula Zone,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: S. Points et al., NOAO , AURA , NSF). The original explanation runs about 151 words.

From the explanation

“The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1,000 light-years across – a giant emission nebula within our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud .”

— APOD editors, December 12, 2005

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At a glance

Date: December 12, 2005
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: S. Points et al., NOAO , AURA , NSF
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 151 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 12, 2005 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2005-december-12-30-doradus-the-tarantula-zone

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