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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"

IC 410 and NGC 1893

IC 410 and NGC 1893

17/01/2009

NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life

NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life

14/01/2009

NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula

NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula

08/01/2009

Thackeray's Globules

Thackeray's Globules

28/12/2008

Crab Pulsar Wind Nebula

Crab Pulsar Wind Nebula

27/12/2008

The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396

The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396

26/12/2008

Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree

Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree

25/12/2008

The Large Cloud of Magellan

The Large Cloud of Magellan

19/12/2008

La Superba

La Superba

18/12/2008

The Dumbbells

The Dumbbells

17/12/2008

Orion Dawn Over Mount Nemrut

Orion Dawn Over Mount Nemrut

16/12/2008

Portrait of NGC 281

Portrait of NGC 281

10/12/2008

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

09/12/2008

The Dark Doodad Nebula

The Dark Doodad Nebula

08/12/2008

Massive Stars Resolved in the Carina Nebula

Massive Stars Resolved in the Carina Nebula

01/12/2008

Chilean Skyscape

Chilean Skyscape

29/11/2008

The Horsehead Nebula in Orion

The Horsehead Nebula in Orion

26/11/2008

In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula

In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula

23/11/2008

M76 Above and Below

M76 Above and Below

21/11/2008

A Bubble in Cygnus

A Bubble in Cygnus

13/11/2008

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

11/11/2008

Our Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone

Our Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone

10/11/2008

Cygnus Trio

Cygnus Trio

07/11/2008

A Sharper View of a Hazy Giant

A Sharper View of a Hazy Giant

06/11/2008

A Spectre in the Eastern Veil

A Spectre in the Eastern Veil

01/11/2008

A Witch by Starlight

A Witch by Starlight

31/10/2008

Haunting the Cepheus Flare

Haunting the Cepheus Flare

30/10/2008

The North America Nebula

The North America Nebula

28/10/2008

Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24

Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24

26/10/2008

Amazing Comet Holmes

Amazing Comet Holmes

24/10/2008