These observations were obtained as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Program. A new image from all three of NASA's Great Observatories-Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer-showcases the Tarantula Nebula.

Optics: TS 102mm ED doublet (f/7) with a 0.8 reducer/flattener, QSI CCD 690i at -10°C, Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Exposure times: Astrodon 3nm Halpha 27x600s, Astronomik 12nm OIII 15x300s, Astronomik 12nm SII 15x300s

Located 170,000 light-years away in the heart of the Tarantula Nebula, 30 Doradus is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small, satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. Hubble reveals a glittering treasure trove of more than 800,000 stars and protostars embedded inside the nebula. A Hubble Space Telescope image of the R136 super star cluster, near the center of the 30 Doradus Nebula, also known as the Tarantula Nebula or NGC 2070. Image: NASA, ESA, F. Paresce (INAF-IASF, Bologna, Italy), R. O’Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee It is the brightest star-forming region visible in a neighboring galaxy, and it is home to the most massive stars ever seen. Like lifting a giant veil, the near-infrared vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovers a dazzling new view deep inside the Tarantula Nebula.