The star cluster NGC 2100 in context

This image shows the dramatic surroundings of the star cluster NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The picture is dominated by the Tarantula Nebula, the most active star formation region in the Local Group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. This picture was created from images taken in visible light by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso1133c
Type:Observation
Release date:7 September 2011, 12:00
Related releases:eso1133
Size:5128 x 2580 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 2100, Tarantula Nebula
Type:Local Universe : Nebula
Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Distance:170000 light years
Category:Nebulae
Star Clusters

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