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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2024 March 8   
      
                                The Tarantula Zone   
               Image Credit & Copyright: Processing - Robert Gendler   
      Data - Hubble Tarantula Treasury, European Southern Observatory, James   
                       Webb Space Telescope, Amateur Sources   
      
      Explanation: The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more   
      than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region   
      within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 180   
      thousand light-years away, it's the largest, most violent star forming   
      region known in the whole Local Group of galaxies. The cosmic arachnid   
      sprawls across this magnificent view, an assembly of image data from   
      large space- and ground-based telescopes. Within the Tarantula (NGC   
      2070), intense radiation, stellar winds, and supernova shocks from the   
      central young cluster of massive stars cataloged as R136 energize the   
      nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments. Around the Tarantula are   
      other star forming regions with young star clusters, filaments, and   
      blown-out bubble-shaped clouds. In fact, the frame includes the site of   
      the closest supernova in modern times, SN 1987A, at lower right. The   
      rich field of view spans about 2 degrees or 4 full moons in the   
      southern constellation Dorado. But were the Tarantula Nebula closer,   
      say 1,500 light-years distant like the Milky Way's own star forming   
      Orion Nebula, it would take up half the sky.   
      
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