This image captures NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula, alongside the dark nebula LDN 1157, a complex region of interstellar dust and gas that shapes the celestial landscape.
Better known as the Tarantula Nebula or 30 Doradus, Caldwell 103 is the brightest star-forming region in our galaxy. The chimerical structure is nestled in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a...