Tarantula IV Size:30" x 30" (76 cm x 76 cm) which itself is faintly illuminated

which itself is faintly illuminated by sunlight scattered off the rings

Platais (JHU)

) The reduction of haze and the consequent clearing of the atmosphere makes for a bluish hue: the increased opportunity for direct scattering of sunlight by the molecules in the air makes the sky blue

Hubble has therefore studied this extraordinary region extensively over the past two decades

Tarantula IV Size:30" x 30" (76 cm x 76 cm) which itself is faintly illuminatedThis composite of 30 Doradus, aka the Tarantula Nebula, contains data from Chandra (blue), Hubble (green), and Spitzer (red). Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Tarantula Nebula is one of the largest star forming regions close to the Milky Way. Chandra's X rays detect gas that has been heated to millions of degrees by stellar winds and supernovas. This high energy stellar activity creates shock fronts, which are similar to sonic booms. Hubble