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NASA Image of the Day · August 17, 2026

Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula

Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Ohio State Univ./J. Rodriguez et al; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/P. EdmondsLicence: NASA media usage guidelinesFull-size image and original page at NASA Image of the Day

Where it is in your sky

Object
NGC 2070 · 30 Dor Cluster · Emission nebula
Constellation
Dorado
Best seen
Evenings from October to February; highest at midnight in December
Climbs above 20°
From the South Pole to 1° N
Never rises
North of 21° N
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From the source

Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the star formation region known as 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula.

From NASA Image of the Day.

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