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Nebula

A nebula is a giant cloud of gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) and cosmic dust situated between stars in the interstellar medium. Nebulae serve as sites of stellar birth and death—including emission nebulae that glow from ionized gas, reflection nebulae that scatter starlight, and dark nebulae that obscure background stars.

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APODs including "Nebula"

In the Valley of Orion

In the Valley of Orion

17/01/2018

An Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus

An Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus

16/01/2018

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

15/01/2018

Three Galaxies and a Comet

Three Galaxies and a Comet

14/01/2018

Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble

Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble

09/01/2018

Carina over Lake Ballard

Carina over Lake Ballard

05/01/2018

M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

04/01/2018

The Helix Nebula from CFHT

The Helix Nebula from CFHT

03/01/2018

M78 Wide Field

M78 Wide Field

29/12/2017

The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula

27/12/2017

Solstice Sun and Milky Way

Solstice Sun and Milky Way

21/12/2017

Stardust in Aries

Stardust in Aries

09/12/2017

HH 666: Carina Dust Pillar with Jet

HH 666: Carina Dust Pillar with Jet

06/12/2017

Messier Craters in Stereo

Messier Craters in Stereo

02/12/2017

North America and the Pelican

North America and the Pelican

01/12/2017

M42: The Great Orion Nebula

M42: The Great Orion Nebula

29/11/2017

Crossing Horizons

Crossing Horizons

25/11/2017

Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka

Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka

23/11/2017

NGC 7822: Stars and Dust Pillars in Infrared

NGC 7822: Stars and Dust Pillars in Infrared

19/11/2017

The Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula

16/11/2017

The Pleiades Deep and Dusty

The Pleiades Deep and Dusty

14/11/2017

Williamina Fleming's Triangular Wisp

Williamina Fleming's Triangular Wisp

10/11/2017

NGC 2261: Hubble's Variable Nebula

NGC 2261: Hubble's Variable Nebula

08/11/2017

Hubble's Messier 5

Hubble's Messier 5

04/11/2017

Thor's Helmet Emission Nebula

Thor's Helmet Emission Nebula

01/11/2017

NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula

NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula

28/10/2017

NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea

NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea

26/10/2017

Lynds Dark Nebula 183

Lynds Dark Nebula 183

21/10/2017

A Beautiful Trifid

A Beautiful Trifid

20/10/2017

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

19/10/2017