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Tarantula Nebula
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The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, forming its south-east corner as seen from Earth. It is named for the arrangement of its bright, glowing gas filaments and dusty tendrils, which resemble the legs of a tarantula, and lies about 160,000 light-years away.
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Object TypeH II region (star-forming nebula) 1 Orbital Distanceabout 160,000 light-years from Earth 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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160 +/- 10 kly
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The nebula resides on the leading edge of the LMC, where ram pressure stripping, and the compression of the interstellar medium likely resulting from this, is at a maximum.
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