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Wide-field view of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings (ground-based image) (30 Doradus , NGC 2060 , NGC 2070 , SN 1987A , Tarantula Nebula) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Wide-field view of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings (ground-based image)

March 15, 2011 · ESA/Hubble · 30 Doradus , NGC 2060 , NGC 2070 , SN 1987A , Tarantula Nebula · Dorado

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This ground-based view of the Tarantula Nebula shows the nebula in its entirety. It is the brightest region of star formation in the local Universe. Hubble’s field of view covers just a tiny spot in the upper-right quadrant of this image, though it reveals detail invisible here, including a supernova remnant.