Monday, September 3, 2007

NASA Picture of the Day August 22: Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula


It is just incredible that we can see this nebula that is actually in another galaxy! The Tarantula Nebula is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, also known as 30 Doadus. It is the most violent star forming area in the Local Group. It also contains the star cluster R136 which contains some of the biggest and hottest known stars.

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