Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Below, a wider view of the area (click on image for a larger 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).