Catalogue and alternative designations NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula, 30 Dor, Henize 157 Type Emission Nebula Position 05 38.7, -69 06 Constellation Dorado  Camera and Telescope STL11000M and C14 Focal Ratio F6.2 using Lumicon Giant Easy Guider Exposure Details LRGB with L=10x5 min., R=G=B=10 min.  Astrodon filters, Luminance binned 1x1, Colours binned 2x2.  Image has been significantly cropped. Description Even though this nebula is in the Large Magellanic Cloud at 170,000 light years distance, it is still visible to the naked eye.  It is so large that, if it were placed at the same distance of the Orion Nebula, it would cover a substantial part of the sky.