¿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2021 January 10 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Star Cluster R136 Breaks Out Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, & [5]F. Paresce ([6]INAF-IASF), [7]R. O'Connell ([8]U. Virginia) et al. Explanation: In the center of nearby star-forming region lies a huge cluster containing some of the largest, hottest, and most massive stars known. These stars, known collectively as [9]star cluster R136, part of the Tarantula Nebula, were captured in the [10]featured image in [11]visible light in 2009 through the [12]Hubble Space Telescope. Gas and [13]dust clouds in the [14]Tarantula Nebula, have been sculpted into [15]elongated shapes by powerful [16]winds and [17]ultraviolet radiation from these hot cluster stars. The [18]Tarantula Nebula lies [19]within a neighboring galaxy known as the [20]Large Magellanic Cloud and is located a mere 170,000 [21]light-years away. Tomorrow's picture: phase the moon __________________________________________________________________ [22]< | [23]Archive | [24]Submissions | [25]Index | [26]Search | [27]Calendar | [28]RSS | [29]Education | [30]About APOD | [31]Discuss | [32]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [33]Robert Nemiroff ([34]MTU) & [35]Jerry Bonnell ([36]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [37]Specific rights apply. [38]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [39]ASD at [40]NASA / [41]GSFC & [42]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2101/30dor_hubble_3939.jpg 3. http://www.nasa.gov/ 4. http://www.spacetelescope.org/ 5. http://heritage.stsci.edu/2009/32/bio/bio_primary.html 6. http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it/ 7. http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~rwo/ 8. http://www.astro.virginia.edu/ 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R136 10. https://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/32/image/a/ 11. https://science.nasa.gov/ems/09_visiblelight 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010806.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030706.html 14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula 15. https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/002/110/longcat.jpg?1241726484 16. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2288/the-solar-wind-across-our-solar-system/ 17. https://science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultravioletwaves 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090331.html 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsq1oaehLG4 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150827.html 21. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question19.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210109.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 31. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210110 32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210111.html 33. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 34. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 35. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 36. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 37. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 38. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 39. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 40. https://www.nasa.gov/ 41. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 42. http://www.mtu.edu/