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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 Fairy of Eagle Nebula

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

09/12/2007

Stardust in Perseus

Stardust in Perseus

29/11/2007

The Medusa Nebula

The Medusa Nebula

23/11/2007

Pleiades and Stardust

Pleiades and Stardust

22/11/2007

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

18/11/2007

Rocket Fuel

Rocket Fuel

16/11/2007

NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula

11/11/2007

Skyscape with Comet Holmes

Skyscape with Comet Holmes

09/11/2007

Three Nebulae in Narrow Band

Three Nebulae in Narrow Band

02/11/2007

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula

31/10/2007

The Great Carina Nebula

The Great Carina Nebula

27/10/2007

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

19/10/2007

The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396

The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396

18/10/2007

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

14/10/2007

X-ray Stars of Orion

X-ray Stars of Orion

06/10/2007

A Milky Way Band

A Milky Way Band

30/09/2007

Northern Cygnus

Northern Cygnus

20/09/2007

NGC 7129 and NGC 7142

NGC 7129 and NGC 7142

13/09/2007

A Scorpius Sky Spectacular

A Scorpius Sky Spectacular

11/09/2007

The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi

The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi

03/09/2007

Stars Forming in Serpens

Stars Forming in Serpens

31/08/2007

Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula

Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula

22/08/2007

The Trifid Nebula in Stars and Dust

The Trifid Nebula in Stars and Dust

13/08/2007

Star Factory Messier 17

Star Factory Messier 17

10/08/2007

Sagittarius Triplet

Sagittarius Triplet

04/08/2007

NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

03/08/2007

Hot Stars in the Rosette Nebula

Hot Stars in the Rosette Nebula

26/07/2007

The Lagoon Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

The Lagoon Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

16/07/2007

RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble

RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble

14/07/2007

Infrared Trifid

Infrared Trifid

07/07/2007