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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"
Star Forming Region S106
25/03/2020
From the Pleiades to the Eridanus Loop
23/03/2020
Wide Field: Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
10/03/2020
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
21/02/2020
Cosmic Clouds in the Unicorn
08/02/2020
IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula
07/01/2020
The Horsehead Nebula
17/12/2019
Decorating the Sky
12/12/2019
NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles
08/11/2019
The Horsehead Nebula
06/10/2019
IC 1805: The Heart Nebula
11/09/2019
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
09/09/2019
The Spider Nebula in Infrared
04/09/2019
M27: Not a Comet
29/08/2019
Dark Dust and Colorful Clouds near Antares
27/08/2019
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
23/08/2019
The Orion You Can Almost See
21/08/2019
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
16/08/2019
Magellanic Galaxy NGC 55
12/07/2019
Deep Field: Nebulae of Sagittarius
21/05/2019
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
13/05/2019
Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Video
06/05/2019
N11: Star Clouds of the LMC
29/04/2019
A Scorpius Sky Spectacular
07/04/2019
AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
26/03/2019
Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
07/03/2019
A Charioteer's Comet
01/03/2019
Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
07/02/2019
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
02/02/2019
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
15/01/2019