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==Supernova 1987A== The closest [[supernova]] observed since the invention of the [[telescope]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tarantula Nebula's Cosmic Web a Thing of Beauty|url=http://www.space.com/11180-hubble-telescope-photos-tarantula-nebula.html|publisher=SPACE.com|access-date=2011-03-26|date=2011-03-21}}</ref> [[SN1987A|Supernova 1987A]], occurred in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Couper|first1=Heather|last2=Henbest|first2=Nigel|title=Encyclopedia of Space|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGraFRhwutUC&pg=PA299|year=2009|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-0-7566-5600-3|page=299}}</ref> There is a prominent [[supernova remnant]] enclosing the [[open cluster]] [[NGC 2060]]. Still, the remnants of many other supernovae are difficult to detect in the complex nebulosity.<ref name=lazendic>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1086/377630| title = Supernova Remnant Candidates in the 30 Doradus Nebula| journal = The Astrophysical Journal| volume = 596| issue = 1| pages = 287| year = 2003| last1 = Lazendic | first1 = J. S.| last2 = Dickel | first2 = J. R.| last3 = Jones | first3 = P. A.| bibcode = 2003ApJ...596..287L| doi-access = free}}</ref>
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