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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"

NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

31/01/2013

In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

28/01/2013

ISS and the Summer Milky Way

ISS and the Summer Milky Way

24/01/2013

The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation

The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation

22/01/2013

Barnard Stares at NGC 2170

Barnard Stares at NGC 2170

19/01/2013

NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life

NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life

14/01/2013

The Orion Bullets

The Orion Bullets

10/01/2013

The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula

The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula

09/01/2013

AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula

AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula

07/01/2013

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

06/01/2013

Doomed Star Eta Carinae

Doomed Star Eta Carinae

30/12/2012

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

28/12/2012

NGC 5189: An Unusually Complex Planetary Nebula

NGC 5189: An Unusually Complex Planetary Nebula

19/12/2012

MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula

MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula

16/12/2012

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

11/12/2012

Clouds in Cygnus

Clouds in Cygnus

30/11/2012

Wisps of the Veil Nebula

Wisps of the Veil Nebula

26/11/2012

The Pipe Nebula

The Pipe Nebula

23/11/2012

NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

18/11/2012

Meteor and Moonbow over Wallaman Falls

Meteor and Moonbow over Wallaman Falls

12/11/2012

Melotte 15 in the Heart

Melotte 15 in the Heart

09/11/2012

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

01/11/2012

VdB 152: A Ghost in Cepheus

VdB 152: A Ghost in Cepheus

31/10/2012

Planetary Nebula PK 164 +31.1

Planetary Nebula PK 164 +31.1

30/10/2012

The Red Spider Planetary Nebula

The Red Spider Planetary Nebula

29/10/2012

A Halo for NGC 6164

A Halo for NGC 6164

27/10/2012

Reflection Nebula vdB1

Reflection Nebula vdB1

26/10/2012

The Medusa Nebula

The Medusa Nebula

25/10/2012

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

24/10/2012

The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula

21/10/2012