Tarantula Nebula Wall Art Framed Canvas H and Ks filters in

H and Ks filters in the near-infrared part of the spectrum

It's about the structure of the Milky Way

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech STScI

Taken on March 5

Nebulae with similar shapes were once called “cometary nebulae” because the star with an accompanying bright fan looked like a comet with a bright tail

Tarantula Nebula Wall Art Framed Canvas H and Ks filters inOne square degree image of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings. The spidery nebula is seen in the upper centre of the image. Slightly to the lower right, a web of filaments harbours the famous supernova SN 1987A. Many other reddish nebulae are visible in the image, as well as a cluster of young stars on the left, known as NGC 2100. Credit: ESO R. Fosbury (ST ECF)