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Scientific Astronomer (1997)

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NGC2070 Tarantula Nebula

Credit: © Anglo-Australian Observatory

The Tarantula Nebula is an emission nebula powered by the star 30 Dorado at the physical center of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is only one of two nebulae visible with the naked eye.

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