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The Tarantula Nebula is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, an irregular galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. If it were as close as the Orion Nebula, it would shine as brightly as the full Moon, and would fill the constellation of Orion. Credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team