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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"
Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
07/01/2017
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
25/12/2016
Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
24/12/2016
Seagull to Sirius
15/12/2016
Meteors over Four Girls Mountain
13/12/2016
IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
09/12/2016
IC 5070: A Dusty Pelican in the Swan
19/11/2016
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
16/11/2016
M63: The Sunflower Galaxy from Hubble
09/11/2016
The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation
11/10/2016
Nest of the Eagle Nebula
04/10/2016
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
13/09/2016
The Altiplano Night
07/07/2016
IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
04/07/2016
The North America and Pelican Nebulas
14/06/2016
IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula
26/05/2016
Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds
10/05/2016
NGC 6188 and NGC 6164
30/03/2016
Orion's Belt and Sword over Teide's Peak
28/03/2016
NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars
27/03/2016
Star Forming Region S106
16/02/2016
Massive Stars in NGC 6357
05/02/2016
Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
20/01/2016
The California Nebula
12/01/2016
The Horsehead Nebula
16/12/2015
The Tadpoles of IC 410
13/11/2015
AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
10/11/2015
Bright from the Heart Nebula
27/10/2015
A Gegenschein Lunar Eclipse
14/10/2015
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
13/10/2015