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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"
Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust
28/09/2003
Inside the Eagle Nebula
21/09/2003
A Beautiful Trifid
01/09/2003
The Northern Milky Way
25/08/2003
The Tarantula Zone
23/08/2003
Thackeray's Globules
16/08/2003
The Cat's Paw Nebula
17/07/2003
Snake in the Dark
20/06/2003
In the Center of the Rosette Nebula
29/04/2003
Energized Nebula in the LMC
10/04/2003
NGC 281: Cluster, Clouds, and Globules
07/04/2003
Fox Fur, the Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
28/02/2003
Orion's Horsehead Nebula
29/01/2003
Colorful Clouds of Orion
20/12/2002
NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet
05/12/2002
IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
14/10/2002
A Sagittarius Starscape
18/09/2002
The Pelican in the Swan
29/08/2002
Giant Emission Nebula NGC 3603 in Infrared
14/08/2002
In the Center of the Trifid Nebula
26/06/2002
The Tarantula Zone
13/06/2002
Inside the Eagle Nebula
11/06/2002
The Pipe Dark Nebula
26/05/2002
East of the Lagoon Nebula
20/05/2002
N44C: A Nebular Mystery
14/05/2002
NGC 2244: A Star Cluster in the Rosette Nebula
17/03/2002
M27: Not A Comet
02/03/2002
The Southern Sky in Warm Hydrogen
29/01/2002
Local Group Galaxy NGC 6822
23/01/2002
Thackeray's Globules
08/01/2002