Multiple generations of stars in the Tarantula Nebula

esahubble_opo9912a April 1st, 1999

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA)

In the most active starburst region in the local universe lies a cluster of brilliant, massive stars, known to astronomers as Hodge 301. Hodge 301, seen in the lower right hand corner of this image, lives inside the Tarantula Nebula in our galactic neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9912a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 30 Doradus Nebula • Hodge 301 • R136 • Tarantula Nebula
Subject - Local Universe: Star > Grouping > Cluster; Nebula

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 38m 17.1s; DEC = -69° 4’ 56.3”
Orientation: North is 225.9° CCW
Field of View: 1.8 x 1.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Sii)	673.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Oiii)	502.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Ultraviolet (U)	336.0 nm

ID: opo9912a
Subject Category: C.3.6.4 C.4
Subject Name: 30 Doradus Nebula, Hodge 301, R136, Tarantula Nebula
Credits: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA)

Release Date: 1999-04-01T07:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9912a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: Approximate distance to the Tarantula nebula.

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment

Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass: I, Sii, H-alpha, V, Oiii, U
Central Wavelength: 814, 673, 656, 555, 502, 336

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.5712217468, -69.0822975607
Reference Dimension: 1076.0, 1087.0

Reference Pixel: 538.0, 543.5
Scale: -2.76119399696e-05, 2.76119399696e-05
Rotation: 225.92000000000002
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo9912a

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo9912a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:53:17+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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