Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 April 27 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. The Tarantula Nebula from SuperBIT Image Credit: [3]SuperBIT, [4]NASA Explanation: [5]The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the [6]Large Magellanic Cloud. About 160 thousand light-years away, it's the largest, most violent star forming region known in the whole Local Group of galaxies. The cosmic arachnid is near the center of this spectacular image taken during the [7]flight of SuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope), NASA's balloon-borne 0.5 meter telescope [8]now floating near the edge of space. [9]Within the well-studied Tarantula (NGC 2070), intense radiation, stellar winds and supernova shocks from the central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as [10]R136, energize the nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments. [11]Around the Tarantula are other star forming regions with young star clusters, filaments, and blown-out [12]bubble-shaped clouds. SuperBIT's wide field of view spans over 2 degrees or 4 full moons in the southern [13]constellation Dorado. Tomorrow's picture: alpha camel leopard __________________________________________________________________ [14]< | [15]Archive | [16]Submissions | [17]Index | [18]Search | [19]Calendar | [20]RSS | [21]Education | [22]About APOD | [23]Discuss | [24]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [25]Robert Nemiroff ([26]MTU) & [27]Jerry Bonnell ([28]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [29]Specific rights apply. [30]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [31]ASD at [32]NASA / [33]GSFC, [34]NASA Science Activation & [35]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2304/SuperBIT_tarantula.png 3. https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/04/superbit-telescope-first-research-flight-image/ 4. https://www.nasa.gov/ 5. http://messier.seds.org/xtra/ngc/n2070.html 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171013.html 7. https://blogs.nasa.gov/superpressureballoon/2023/04/20/balloon-borne-superbit-telescope-releases-1st-research-images/ 8. https://blogs.nasa.gov/superpressureballoon/2023/04/26/around-the-world-in-10-days/ 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220916.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010730.html 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1602/Tarantula-HST-ESO-annotated1800.jpg 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080327.html 13. http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/dor/ 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230426.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 18. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 23. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230427 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230428.html 25. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 26. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 27. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 28. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 30. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 31. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/ 33. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 34. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 35. http://www.mtu.edu/