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Explanation: In the heart of monstrous Tarantula Nebula lies one of the most unusual star clusters. Known as NGC 2070 or R136, it is home to a great number of hot young stars. The energetic light from these stars continually ionizes nebula gas, while their energetic particle wind blows bubbles and defines intricate filaments. The above representative-color picture of this great LMC cluster details its tumultuous center in gas, dust and young stars. The 30 Doradus nebula is one of the largest star-formation regions known, and has been creating unusually strong episodes of star formation every few million years. In the heart of this heart is a central knot of stars that is so dense it was once thought to be a single star.
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Publications with keywords: nebula - star cluster - LMC - Tarantula Nebula - 30 Doradus
Publications with words: nebula - star cluster - LMC - Tarantula Nebula - 30 Doradus
See also:
- The Tarantula Zone
- APOD: 2024 January 23 Á Deep Nebulas: From Seagull to California
- APOD: 2024 January 15 Á Star Cluster IC 348 from Webb
- APOD: 2023 December 10 Á Big Dipper over Pyramid Mountain
- The Large Cloud of Magellan
- APOD: 2023 August 27 Á Three Galaxies and a Comet
- APOD: 2023 June 14 Á The Shark Nebula