Extracts from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula

This composite image shows extracts from a near-infrared VISTA image of the spectacular 30 Doradus star-forming region, also called the Tarantula Nebula. This infrared image, made with ESO’s VISTA survey telescope, is from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey. The project will scan a vast area — 184 square degrees of the sky (corresponding to almost one thousand times the apparent area of the full Moon), including our nearby neighbouring galaxies the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.

Crediti:

ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

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Identificazione:eso1033b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:Mercoledì 11 Agosto 2010 12:00
Notizie relative:eso1033
Grandezza:4999 x 4999 px

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Nome:30 Doradus, NGC 2070
Tipo:Local Universe : Nebula
Distanza:170000 Anni luce
Categoria:Nebulae

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