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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"
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
Emission Nebula IC 1396
05/08/2004
N11B: Star Cloud of the LMC
07/07/2004
In the Center of NGC 6559
29/06/2004
The Trifid Nebula from Hubble
18/06/2004
Sharpless 140
20/05/2004
Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
09/05/2004
M27: Not A Comet
24/04/2004
Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
08/04/2004
M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy
11/02/2004
Inside the Elephant's Trunk
19/12/2003
IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula
24/11/2003
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
22/10/2003