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NGC 2070, John Bozeman
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NGC 2070

NGC 2070, John Bozeman
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NGC 2070

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NGC 2070 (also known as Caldwell 103) is a large open cluster and candidate super star cluster forming the heart of the bright region in the center-south-east of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is at the center of the Tarantula Nebula and produces most of the energy that makes the latter's gas and dust visible. Its central condensation is the star cluster R136, one of the most energetic star clusters known.

 La Silla Paranal APEX data from the  ESO Archive Science Portal. Release date: 2014-10-07

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Red - Ks
Green - J
Blue - Y

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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NGC 2070, John Bozeman