Tarantula Nebula

"Called 'Tarantula' by early astronomers
who saw a tangle of long looping ropes and had
no explanation for it. Recent new powerful telescope images
(circ. 1998/99/2000) have finally cast light on the shape
and feel of this famous object but still not a clear
understanding of how or why."

www.cosmicastronomy.com/3d-taran.htm