Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  30 Dor Cluster  ·  NGC 2070  ·  Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070, John Bozeman
NGC 2070
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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.

NIRCAM data from the James Webb Space Telescope. 

Color Mapped:

Red-F335M
Green-F200W
Blue-F187N

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2022.

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NGC 2070, John Bozeman