Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070)

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke5328.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5328. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Objects

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An emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation Doradus, position RA 05 h 39 m, dec. -69° 07'. At half a degree across, it is far larger than any emission nebula visible in our Galaxy. It is energized by several young hot O and B type stars, the brightest of which is designated R136. The Tarantula gets it name from its spidery appearance....

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