{"id":16103,"date":"2018-05-30T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16103"},"modified":"2018-05-29T10:56:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T14:56:18","slug":"eso-new-hi-res-imagery-reveals-the-beautiful-complexity-of-the-tarantula-nebula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16103","title":{"rendered":"ESO: New hi-res imagery reveals the beautiful complexity of the Tarantula Nebula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/\" target=\"_d\">ESO<\/a> (European Southern Observatory):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/news\/eso1816\/?lang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Crowded Neighbourhood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_16104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16104\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1816a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16104\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16104\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816a1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,703\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ESO&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Glowing brightly about 160 000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way. This image from VLT Survey Telescope at ESO\\u2019s Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the region and its rich surroundings in great detail. It reveals a cosmic landscape of star clusters, glowing gas clouds and the scattered remains of supernova explosions.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1527681600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The rich region around the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magella&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The rich region around the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magella\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Glowing brightly about 160 000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way. This image from VLT Survey Telescope at ESO\u2019s Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the region and its rich surroundings in great detail. It reveals a cosmic landscape of star clusters, glowing gas clouds and the scattered remains of supernova explosions.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816a1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16104\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816a1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816a1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816a1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Glowing brightly about 160 000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way. This image from VLT Survey Telescope at ESO\u2019s Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the region and its rich surroundings in great detail. It reveals a cosmic landscape of star clusters, glowing gas clouds and the scattered remains of supernova explosions. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1816a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larger versions<\/a>]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>Glowing brightly about 160 000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way. The VLT Survey Telescope at ESO\u2019s Paranal Observatory in Chile has imaged this region and its rich surroundings in exquisite detail. It reveals a cosmic landscape of star clusters, glowing gas clouds and the scattered remains of supernova explosions. This is the sharpest image ever of this entire field.<\/p>\n<p>Taking advantage of the capacities of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/teles-instr\/surveytelescopes\/vst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VLT Survey Telescope<\/a>\u00a0(VST) at ESO\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/teles-instr\/paranal-observatory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Paranal Observatory<\/a>\u00a0in Chile, astronomers captured this very detailed new image of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tarantula_Nebula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarantula Nebula<\/a>\u00a0and its numerous neighbouring nebulae and star clusters. The Tarantula, which is also known as 30 Doradus, is the brightest and most energetic star-forming region in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Local_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Group<\/a>\u00a0of galaxies.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlvW2KYE07s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tarantula_Nebula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarantula Nebula<\/a>, at the top of this image, spans more than 1000 light-years and is located in the constellation of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorado<\/a>\u00a0(The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coryphaena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolphinfish<\/a>) in the far southern sky. This stunning nebula is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Large_Magellanic_Cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Large Magellanic Cloud<\/a>, a dwarf galaxy that measures about 14 000 light-years across. The Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way.<\/p>\n<p>At the core of the Tarantula Nebula lies a young, giant star cluster called NGC 2070, a starburst region whose dense core,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R136<\/a>, contains some of the most massive and luminous stars known. The bright glow of the Tarantula Nebula itself was first recorded by French astronomer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas-Louis_de_Lacaille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille<\/a>\u00a0in 1751.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i5ILWJjiyWM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another star cluster in the Tarantula Nebula is the much older\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hodge_301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hodge 301<\/a>, in which at least 40 stars are estimated to have exploded as supernovae, spreading gas throughout the region. One example of a supernova remnant is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superbubble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">superbubble<\/a> SNR N157B, which encloses the open star cluster NGC 2060. This cluster was first observed by British astronomer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Herschel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Herschel<\/a>\u00a0in 1836, using an 18.6-inch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reflecting_telescope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reflector telescope<\/a>\u00a0at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. On the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula, on the lower right-hand side, it is possible to identify the location of the famous supernova\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SN_1987A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SN 1987A<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"#1\">[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moving to the left-hand side of the Tarantula Nebula, one can see a bright open star cluster called NGC 2100, which displays a brilliant concentration of blue stars surrounded by red stars. This cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Dunlop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Dunlop<\/a>\u00a0in 1826 while working in Australia, using his self-built 9-inch (23-cm) reflecting telescope.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4S5IuudA-o0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the centre of the image is the star cluster and emission nebula NGC 2074, another massive star-forming region discovered by John Herschel. Taking a closer look one can spot a dark seahorse-shaped dust structure \u2014 the \u201c<em>Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud<\/em>\u201d. This is a gigantic pillar structure roughly 20 light-years long \u2014 almost\u00a0five\u00a0times the distance between the Sun and the nearest star, Alpha Centauri. The structure is condemned to disappear over the next million years; as more stars in the cluster form, their light and winds will slowly blow away the dust pillars.<\/p>\n<p>Obtaining this image was only possible thanks to the VST\u2019s specially designed 256-megapixel camera called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/sci\/facilities\/paranal\/instruments\/omegacam.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OmegaCAM<\/a>. The image was created from OmegaCAM images through four different coloured filters, including one designed to isolate the red glow of ionised hydrogen\u00a0<a href=\"#2\">[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"anchor\" name=\"1\"><\/a>[1] SN 1987A was the first supernova to be observed with modern telescopes and the brightest since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kepler%27s_Supernova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kepler\u2019s Star<\/a>\u00a0in 1604. SN 1987A was so intense that it blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on 23 February 1987.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor\" name=\"2\"><\/a>[2] The H-alpha emission line is a red spectral line created when the electron inside a hydrogen atom loses energy. This happens in hydrogen around hot young stars when the gas becomes ionised by the intense ultraviolet radiation and electrons subsequently recombine with protons to form atoms again. The ability of OmegaCAM to detect this line allows astronomers to characterise the physics of giant molecular clouds where new stars and planets form.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16105\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1816b\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16105\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816b1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,699\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ESO, IAU and Sky \\u0026amp; Telescope&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This chart shows the location of the dramatic star formation region known as the Tarantula Nebula in the constellation of Dorado (The Dolphinfish). This map shows most of the stars visible to the unaided eye under good conditions, and the the region of sky covered by this image is shown with a red rectangle. The Tarantula is visible to the naked eye and the whole region is spectacular through a telescope.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1527681600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tarantula Nebula region in the constellation of Doradus&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tarantula Nebula region in the constellation of Doradus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This chart shows the location of the dramatic star formation region known as the Tarantula Nebula in the constellation of Dorado (The Dolphinfish). This map shows most of the stars visible to the unaided eye under good conditions, and the the region of sky covered by this image is shown with a red rectangle. The Tarantula is visible to the naked eye and the whole region is spectacular through a telescope.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816b1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16105\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816b1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816b1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816b1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/eso1816b1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1816b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This chart<\/a> shows the location of the dramatic star formation region known as the Tarantula Nebula in the constellation of Dorado (The Dolphinfish). This map shows most of the stars visible to the unaided eye under good conditions, and the the region of sky covered by this image is shown with a red rectangle. The Tarantula is visible to the naked eye and the whole region is spectacular through a telescope.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): A Crowded Neighbourhood Glowing brightly about 160 000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way. The VLT Survey Telescope at ESO\u2019s Paranal Observatory in Chile has imaged this region and its rich &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16103\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ESO: New hi-res imagery reveals the beautiful complexity of the Tarantula Nebula<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4bJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25111,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25111","url_meta":{"origin":16103,"position":0},"title":"ESO: Violent star formation mapped in Tarantula Nebula","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest report from the European Southern Observatory (ESO): The Tarantula's cosmic web: Astronomers map violent star formation in nebula outside our galaxy Astronomers have unveiled intricate details of the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, using new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter\/submillimeter Array (ALMA).\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/eso2209a1-500x394.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25235,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25235","url_meta":{"origin":16103,"position":1},"title":"ESO: Dormant black hole discovered outside our galaxy","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A new paper from the European Southern Observatory (ESO): 'Black hole police' discover a dormant black hole outside our galaxy A team of international experts, renowned for debunking several black hole discoveries, have found a stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbour galaxy to our own. \"For\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/eso2210a1-500x313.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11407,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11407","url_meta":{"origin":16103,"position":2},"title":"ESO: A new image of &#8220;A Cosmic Rose with Many Names&#8221;","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's the latest report from\u00a0ESO\u00a0(European Southern Observatory): A Cosmic Rose With Many Names This new image of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17 was captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG\/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO\u2019s La Silla Observatory in Chile. 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