
A high resolution 3 panel mosaic of NGC 2070 the Tarantula Nebula. The Tarantula Nebula is located around 160,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud which is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The region is a bright active star forming area replete with massive amounts of hydrogen.
All in all a bright colorful spectacle.
Imaged in LRGB Ha alpha and OIII at CTIO Chile, OTA RCOS 16 F/11.1
Image Processing: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby