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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"
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