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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"
AE Aurigae: The Flaming Star
18/10/2005
IC 1396 H-Alpha Close-Up
30/09/2005
The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171
27/09/2005
IC 1396 in Cepheus
08/09/2005
NGC 281: The Pacman Nebula
23/08/2005
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
10/08/2005
A Milky Way Band
05/06/2005
A Beautiful Trifid
26/05/2005
Swirls and Stars in IC 4678
24/05/2005
Snake in the Dark
21/05/2005
Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559
09/05/2005
Barnard's Loop Around Orion
20/04/2005
Inside the Elephant's Trunk
09/04/2005
Orion's Horsehead Nebula
21/03/2005
NGC 1499: California Nebula
10/03/2005
The Rosette Nebula
14/02/2005
NGC 6946: The Fireworks Galaxy
25/01/2005
Milky Way Illustrated
04/01/2005
Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
28/12/2004
In the Center of the Heart Nebula
08/12/2004
Inside the Eagle Nebula
24/10/2004
NGC 281: Cluster, Clouds, and Globules
20/10/2004
N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas
06/10/2004
NGC 6823: Cloud Sculpting Star Cluster
04/10/2004
Comet Hale-Bopp and the North America Nebula
03/10/2004
M24: A Sagittarius Starscape
21/09/2004
IC 1805: Light from the Heart
17/09/2004
Sagittarius Triplet
09/09/2004
Windblown N44F
19/08/2004
The Dark River to Antares
09/08/2004