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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 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

Zooming in to the Pelican Nebula

Zooming in to the Pelican Nebula

02/07/2007

Cat's Eye Wide and Deep

Cat's Eye Wide and Deep

29/06/2007

Wisps of the Iris Nebula

Wisps of the Iris Nebula

26/06/2007

Monitoring M2-9

Monitoring M2-9

18/06/2007

vdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus

vdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus

14/06/2007

The Merope Reflection Nebula

The Merope Reflection Nebula

11/06/2007

Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula

Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula

06/06/2007

IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius

04/06/2007

The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula

27/05/2007

The Tulip in the Swan

The Tulip in the Swan

24/05/2007

In the Center of Reflection Nebula NGC 1333

In the Center of Reflection Nebula NGC 1333

21/05/2007

The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

17/05/2007