Red Bubbles in Tarantula Nebula
The star that blows the material making this reddish bubble is thought to be 20 times more massive, 130 000 times more luminous, 10 times larger and 6 times hotter than our Sun. A possible fainter example of such a bubble is also visible just above the large red bubble in the image.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0613e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 April 2006 |
| Related releases: | eso0613 |
| Size: | 411 x 542 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, NGC 2070 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 485 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical 503 | Very Large Telescope FORS1 | |
| Optical R | 657 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |