Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Click on image for a fullscreen version.

Below: A wider view of the area. Click for a fullscreen version.

Click here for an account of the historic supernova (SN1987A) that appeared in the LMC (near to the Tarantula Nebula) in 1987.

11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope; astro-modified DSLR (top image) and dedicated astro camera (lower image).