Orange-white and bluish-white stars litter the black background. Light blue cloud wisps and thicker white clouds across the bottom half of the image.

Caldwell 102, 30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula

This Hubble image, taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, shows both the spindly, spidery filaments of gas that inspired the Tarantula Nebula’s name, as well as the intriguing structure of “bubbles” forming the so-called Honeycomb Nebula (lower left).

Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgments: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)