Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 26, 2008

The Tarantula Zone

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 26, 2008 is “The Tarantula Zone,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler). The original explanation runs about 142 words.

From the explanation

“The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1,000 light-years in diameter — a giant star forming region within our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). That cosmic arachnid lies at the upper left of this expansive mosiac covering a part of the LMC over 6,000 light-years across.”

— APOD editors, April 26, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 26, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 142 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 26, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-april-26-the-tarantula-zone

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