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A Grand View of the Birth of 'Hefty Stars' - 30 Doradus Nebula Details (Hubble NICMOS View) (30 Doradus Nebula , Tarantula Nebula) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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A Grand View of the Birth of 'Hefty Stars' - 30 Doradus Nebula Details (Hubble NICMOS View)

September 29, 1999 · ESA/Hubble · 30 Doradus Nebula , Tarantula Nebula · Dorado

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The bottom panel is a composite of pictures taken through three infrared filters with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). In both cases the colours of the displays were chosen to correlate with the nebula's and stars' true colors.

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