Tarantula Nebula
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The Tarantula Nebula is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, forming its south-east corner. The nebula is named for the arrangement of its bright, glowing gas filaments and dusty tendril
James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam view of the Tarantula Nebula
Detail of RMC 136a in cluster NGC 2070
Large Magellanic Cloud
H II region
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An H II region is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized. It is typically in a molecular cloud of partially ionized gas in which star formation has recently taken place, with a size
Tarantula Nebula
…The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), forming its south-east corner (from Earth's perspective). The nebula is named for the arrangement of its bright…
NGC 604, a giant H II region in the Triangulum Galaxy, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
Dark star-forming regions within the Eagle Nebula commonly referred to as the Pillars of Creation
Orion Nebula
A small portion of the Tarantula Nebula, a giant H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud