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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"

The Horsehead Nebula from Blue to Infrared

The Horsehead Nebula from Blue to Infrared

28/07/2014

Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field

Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field

27/07/2014

Cosmic Crab Nebula

Cosmic Crab Nebula

25/07/2014

ALMA Milky Way

ALMA Milky Way

24/07/2014

IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

23/07/2014

Ou4: A Giant Squid Nebula

Ou4: A Giant Squid Nebula

18/07/2014

3D Homunculus Nebula

3D Homunculus Nebula

17/07/2014

Planetary Nebula NGC 2818 from Hubble

Planetary Nebula NGC 2818 from Hubble

13/07/2014

Along the Cygnus Wall

Along the Cygnus Wall

03/07/2014

Wolf-Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine

Wolf-Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine

01/07/2014

Galaxy Cove Vista Revisited

Galaxy Cove Vista Revisited

29/06/2014

Orion Arising

Orion Arising

28/06/2014

The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust

The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust

24/06/2014

Four Lasers over Mauna Kea

Four Lasers over Mauna Kea

23/06/2014

NGC 6334: The Cat's Paw Nebula

NGC 6334: The Cat's Paw Nebula

18/06/2014

The Tarantula Zone

The Tarantula Zone

12/06/2014

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

07/06/2014

Halo of the Cat's Eye

Halo of the Cat's Eye

01/06/2014

Planetary Nebula Abell 36

Planetary Nebula Abell 36

30/05/2014

The Cone Nebula from Hubble

The Cone Nebula from Hubble

28/05/2014

Star Factory Messier 17

Star Factory Messier 17

27/05/2014

A Halo for NGC 6164

A Halo for NGC 6164

22/05/2014

Inside the Flame Nebula

Inside the Flame Nebula

10/05/2014

A Scorpius Sky Spectacular

A Scorpius Sky Spectacular

04/05/2014

T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula

T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula

03/05/2014

Hubble's Messier 5

Hubble's Messier 5

25/04/2014

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

14/04/2014

Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala

Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala

12/04/2014

M42: Inside the Orion Nebula

M42: Inside the Orion Nebula

08/04/2014

Along the Western Veil

Along the Western Veil

04/04/2014