The Tarantula Nebula

The sheer size of this nebula is amazing. If it were the distance from earth of say the Orion Nebula, it woulf take up a whopping 60 degrees of sky! Yet because it is 180,000 light years away it appears to be star sized and it was originally classified as a star. It's truly beautiful and spindly appearance earned it it's name, however it is slightly larger then your average spider, spanning 1,000 light years across.