Tarantula Nebula Wall Art including Frame T-shirts This image reveals a dramatic

This image reveals a dramatic binary star system named R Aquarii

It is actually a triple-star system located some 500 light-years away

The cluster of bright stars to the upper right is NGC 6611

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Tarantula Nebula Wall Art including Frame T-shirts This image reveals a dramaticOne square degree image of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings. The spidery nebula is seen in the upper centre of the image. Slightly to the lower right, a web of filaments harbours the famous supernova SN 1987A. Many other reddish nebulae are visible in the image, as well as a cluster of young stars on the left, known as NGC 2100. Credit: ESO R. Fosbury (ST ECF)