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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"

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

21/02/2008

M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

17/02/2008

Long Stem Rosette

Long Stem Rosette

14/02/2008

Echoes from RS Pup

Echoes from RS Pup

12/02/2008

Andromeda Island Universe

Andromeda Island Universe

24/01/2008

Thor's Emerald Helmet

Thor's Emerald Helmet

17/01/2008

The Cocoon Nebula from CFHT

The Cocoon Nebula from CFHT

14/01/2008

Polaris Dust Nebula

Polaris Dust Nebula

11/01/2008

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

05/01/2008

A Year of Spectacular Comets

A Year of Spectacular Comets

31/12/2007

A Beautiful Boomerang Nebula

A Beautiful Boomerang Nebula

28/12/2007

Trifid Pillars and Jets

Trifid Pillars and Jets

26/12/2007

Mars and Orion Over Monument Valley

Mars and Orion Over Monument Valley

25/12/2007

Emission Nebula IC 1396

Emission Nebula IC 1396

24/12/2007

Horizon to Horizon

Horizon to Horizon

21/12/2007

Reflections on the 1970s

Reflections on the 1970s

20/12/2007

Mountains of Creation

Mountains of Creation

15/12/2007

T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula

T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula

13/12/2007

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