Tarantula Nebula

PureInsight | January 24, 2001

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

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