==Gallery====References====External links==* APOD Images: 2003 August 23 & 2010 May 18* SEDS Data: NGC 2070, The Tarantula Nebula* Hubble Space Telescope Images of: The Tarantula Nebula* European Southern Observatory Image of: The Tarantula Nebula* The Scale of the Universe (Astronomy Picture of the Day 2012 March 12)
Najbližja supernova, ki se je zgodila od iznajdbe teleskopa dalje, SN 1987A, se je zgodila v zunanjih predelih meglice Tarantele.