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Emission Nebula
A cloud of ionized gas emitting light of various colors, often found in regions of active star formation and contributing to the reddish hues observed in galaxies.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Emission Nebula"
The Horsehead Nebula
10/12/2025
IC 1805: The Heart Nebula
21/10/2025
NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars
23/09/2025
The NGC 6914 Complex
19/09/2025
The Great Lacerta Nebula
10/09/2025
The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
02/09/2025
Small Dark Nebula
01/08/2025
Cat's Paw Nebula from Webb Space Telescope
21/07/2025
The Rosette Nebula from DECam
16/07/2025
A Beautiful Trifid
09/07/2025
Gaia Reconstructs a Top View of our Galaxy
13/05/2025
Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy
12/05/2025
Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles
28/04/2025
NGC 6164: A Dragon's Egg
24/04/2025
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
11/03/2025
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
10/03/2025
Thor's Helmet versus the Seagull
18/02/2025
The Spider and the Fly
11/02/2025
Fox Fur, Cone, and Christmas Tree
24/12/2024
Near to the Heart Nebula
17/12/2024
Stars and Dust in the Pacman Nebula
18/11/2024
M27: Not a Comet
05/10/2024
Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
17/09/2024
The Light, Dark, and Dusty Trifid
10/08/2024
Milky Way over Uluru
29/07/2024
A Sagittarius Triplet
10/07/2024
A Beautiful Trifid
04/07/2024
NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara
19/06/2024
Colorful Stars and Clouds near Rho Ophiuchi
11/06/2024
Dragon's Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula
24/04/2024