Numerous clusters and bright and dark nebulae are visible among the stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, in the upper left is the largest emission nebula known, with a diameter of almost 800 light years. For a wider view, click here.

Astro-Physics 105mm (4.1 inch) refractor at f4.5. Three fourteen-minute exposures on gas-hypersensitized Kodak Pro 400 PPF color negative film. North is up and to the right. Photographed from near Vicuña, Chile. ©1998