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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"

Trifid Pillars & Jets

Trifid Pillars & Jets

28/12/2003

The Pleiades Star Cluster

The Pleiades Star Cluster

27/12/2003

Young Star, Dark Cloud

Young Star, Dark Cloud

26/12/2003

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

21/12/2003

Inside the Elephant's Trunk

Inside the Elephant's Trunk

19/12/2003

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

09/12/2003

NGC 2392 Nebula from Hubble

NGC 2392 Nebula from Hubble

07/12/2003

Startling Star V838 Mon

Startling Star V838 Mon

05/12/2003

The Turbulent Neighborhood of Eta Carina

The Turbulent Neighborhood of Eta Carina

26/11/2003

IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula

IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula

24/11/2003

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide

15/11/2003

The Lynx Arc

The Lynx Arc

05/11/2003

Halo of the Cat's Eye

Halo of the Cat's Eye

01/11/2003

M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

26/10/2003

Cygnus Nebulosities

Cygnus Nebulosities

23/10/2003

The Heart and Soul Nebulas

The Heart and Soul Nebulas

22/10/2003

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

19/10/2003

NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind

NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind

16/10/2003

Pelican Nebula Ionization Front

Pelican Nebula Ionization Front

13/10/2003

Reflections on the 1970s

Reflections on the 1970s

02/10/2003

Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust

Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust

28/09/2003

IC1340 in the Eastern Veil

IC1340 in the Eastern Veil

26/09/2003

Inside the Eagle Nebula

Inside the Eagle Nebula

21/09/2003

The Crab Nebula from VLT

The Crab Nebula from VLT

14/09/2003

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

13/09/2003

A Gemini Sky

A Gemini Sky

09/09/2003

Stars and Dust of the Lagoon Nebula

Stars and Dust of the Lagoon Nebula

08/09/2003

Composite Crab

Composite Crab

04/09/2003

A Beautiful Trifid

A Beautiful Trifid

01/09/2003

The Northern Milky Way

The Northern Milky Way

25/08/2003