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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"

Geostationary Highway

Geostationary Highway

20/02/2010

Field of Rosette

Field of Rosette

14/02/2010

Stardust in Perseus

Stardust in Perseus

04/02/2010

Messier 88

Messier 88

30/01/2010

Dust and the NGC 7771 Group

Dust and the NGC 7771 Group

21/01/2010

The Spider and The Fly

The Spider and The Fly

13/01/2010

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

12/01/2010

Andromeda Island Universe

Andromeda Island Universe

09/01/2010

Dust and the Helix Nebula

Dust and the Helix Nebula

31/12/2009

Spitzer's M101

Spitzer's M101

30/12/2009

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

29/12/2009

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217

28/12/2009

The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula

27/12/2009

M51 Hubble Remix

M51 Hubble Remix

26/12/2009

Gamma Cas and Friends

Gamma Cas and Friends

24/12/2009

Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion

Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion

22/12/2009

Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out

Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out

21/12/2009

Southern Geminids

Southern Geminids

18/12/2009

Messier Craters in Stereo

Messier Craters in Stereo

11/12/2009

The Colors of IC 1795

The Colors of IC 1795

10/12/2009

Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula

Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula

02/12/2009

NGC 6992: Filaments of the Veil Nebula

NGC 6992: Filaments of the Veil Nebula

01/12/2009

M78 Wide Field

M78 Wide Field

26/11/2009

All-Sky Milky Way Panorama

All-Sky Milky Way Panorama

25/11/2009

M57: The Ring Nebula

M57: The Ring Nebula

15/11/2009

Ring Nebula Deep Field

Ring Nebula Deep Field

06/11/2009

Seven Sisters Versus California

Seven Sisters Versus California

03/11/2009

VdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus

VdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus

31/10/2009

The Bubble and M52

The Bubble and M52

30/10/2009

Central Cygnus Skyscape

Central Cygnus Skyscape

27/10/2009