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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"
Fox Fur, Cone, and Christmas Tree
24/12/2024
Near to the Heart Nebula
17/12/2024
Stars and Dust in the Pacman Nebula
18/11/2024
M27: Not a Comet
05/10/2024
Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
17/09/2024
The Light, Dark, and Dusty Trifid
10/08/2024
Milky Way over Uluru
29/07/2024
A Sagittarius Triplet
10/07/2024
A Beautiful Trifid
04/07/2024
NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara
19/06/2024
Colorful Stars and Clouds near Rho Ophiuchi
11/06/2024
Dragon's Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula
24/04/2024
Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles' Peak
21/02/2024
When Roses Aren't Red
09/02/2024
NGC 1893 and the Tadpoles of IC 410
02/02/2024
The Orion You Can Almost See
16/01/2024
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
19/12/2023
Deep Field: The Heart Nebula
13/12/2023
The Horsehead Nebula
20/11/2023
Encke and the Tadpoles
27/10/2023
Mu Cephei
12/10/2023
A Cosmic Zoo in Cepheus
17/08/2023
IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
26/07/2023
Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559
10/07/2023
In the Center of the Trifid Nebula
05/06/2023
M16: Eagle Nebula Deep Field
15/05/2023
Carina Nebula North
01/05/2023
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
22/03/2023
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
03/03/2023
The Flaming Star Nebula
01/03/2023