Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070)

This is the brightest emission nebula inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, visible to the naked eye from a distance of 190000 light years. If it was as close as the Orion Nebula, it would cover some 30 degrees of the sky and outshine Venus!

Instrument	:	8" Newtonian 800 mm f/4
Film	:	Kodak Ektapress Multispeed PJM
Date	:	28 March 1998, 20:15 - 20423 UTC
Site	:	Cederberg Observatory, South Africa
Image #	:	1998-1/15