The Tarantula
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- Date Posted: December 1, 2015
- Resolutions: 939x960 , 800x817 , 300x306
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Description
One of my favorite images taken awhile back from Siding Springs Australia. The Tarantula is located in the southern constellation Dorado (Dolphin Fish) at a distance of 160,000 light-years. The Tarantula is so intensely bright it would cast a shadow at night were it “only” 1,300 light-years distant as is the Great Nebula in Orion! Some of the brightest and most massive stars known are located in the star cluster located at its core. http://owlmountainobservatory.com https://www.facebook.com/OwlMountainObservatory
- User details
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- Fred Herrmann
- October 22, 2015
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