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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"
Orion's Horsehead Nebula
03/01/1999
M27: Not A Comet
09/10/1998
NGC 281: Cluster, Clouds, and Globules
21/09/1998
Hydrogen Trifid
28/08/1998
Starlight Reflections
14/04/1998
The Rosette Nebula
14/02/1998
The Keyhole Nebula
12/01/1998
NGC 6826: The Blinking Eye
19/12/1997
The Trifid Nebula in Red, White and Blue
08/12/1997
Orion's Horsehead Nebula
25/10/1997
Hale-Bopp and the North American Nebula
09/10/1997
In the Center of 30 Doradus
04/10/1997
Antares and Rho Ophiuchi
22/09/1997
Infrared Trifid
28/08/1997
The Pipe Dark Nebula
21/06/1997
M16: Nebula With Star Cluster
18/01/1997
A Close-Up of the Horsehead Nebula Credit and Copyright:
05/10/1996
Orion's Horsehead Nebula Credit:
02/10/1996
A Close-Up of the Lagoon's Hourglass
21/08/1996
Hale-Bopp, Jupiter, and the Milky Way
23/07/1996
The North America Nebula
06/06/1996
The Pipe Dark Nebula
28/05/1996
In the Center of 30 Doradus
24/05/1996
Stellar Violence in 30 Doradus
23/05/1996
Star Cluster in the Rosette Nebula
22/05/1996
The Milky Way Near the Northern Cross
15/05/1996
A Mysterious Cone Nebula
01/03/1996
NGC 2237: The Rosette Nebula
14/02/1996
M16: Dust and an Open Cluster
01/11/1995
Orion's Horsehead Nebula
25/09/1995