These images show 30 Doradus, otherwise known as the Tarantula Nebula, a region of active star formation in a neighbouring galaxy. In X-ray data collected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the brightest and most prominent blue cloud appears at the center of the image, roughly shaped like an upward pointing triangle. Darker X-ray clouds can be found near the right and left edges of the image. The red and orange gas clouds represent infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope. These patches resemble clouds of roiling fire. The brightest and most prominent infrared cloud appears at our upper left, roughly shaped like a downward pointing triangle. Wispy white clouds outline the upward pointing bright blue triangle in the center of the image. Inside this frame is a brilliant gleaming star with six long, thin, diffraction spikes. Beside it is a cluster of smaller bright specks showing young stars in the nebula.

30 Doradus, otherwise known as the Tarantula Nebula, is a region of active star formation in a neighboring galaxy. This tactile plate depicts 30 Doradus as a physical relief map based on the intensity of X-ray data captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The file for this plate can be downloaded and 3D-printed for learners to touch.

In the plate, small specks of light and larger points of stars interact with gas clouds. The brightest and most prominent cloud of X-ray gas appears at the center of the image, roughly shaped like an upward pointing triangle. Darker X-ray clouds can be found near the right and left edges of the image. Thinner patches resembling clouds of roiling fire are the infrared light. The brightest and most prominent infrared cloud appears at the upper left, roughly shaped like a downward pointing triangle. Wispy patches outline the upward pointing bright triangle in the center of the image. Inside this frame is a very bright star with six long, thin, diffraction spikes. Beside it is a cluster of smaller bright specks showing young stars in the nebula.