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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 Cat's Paw Nebula

The Cat's Paw Nebula

07/12/1999

The Crab Nebula from VLT

The Crab Nebula from VLT

22/11/1999

The Rotten Egg Planetary Nebula

The Rotten Egg Planetary Nebula

01/11/1999

The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula

31/10/1999

30 Doradus: The Tarantula Nebula

30 Doradus: The Tarantula Nebula

26/10/1999

M27: Not A Comet

M27: Not A Comet

23/10/1999

NGC 2261: Hubble's Variable Nebula

NGC 2261: Hubble's Variable Nebula

20/10/1999

NGC 2346: A Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula

NGC 2346: A Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula

12/10/1999

New Stars In 30 Doradus

New Stars In 30 Doradus

01/10/1999

Massive Stars Of 30 Doradus

Massive Stars Of 30 Doradus

30/09/1999

The Crab Nebula in X-Rays

The Crab Nebula in X-Rays

29/09/1999

Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust

Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust

27/09/1999

Twistin' By The Lagoon

Twistin' By The Lagoon

25/09/1999

Cometary Globules In Orion

Cometary Globules In Orion

24/09/1999

Halos Around the Ring Nebula

Halos Around the Ring Nebula

22/09/1999

The Incredible Expanding Cat's Eye

The Incredible Expanding Cat's Eye

16/09/1999

The Annotated Galactic Center

The Annotated Galactic Center

11/09/1999

Symbiotic Star Bubbles

Symbiotic Star Bubbles

31/08/1999

The Cygnus Loop

The Cygnus Loop

25/07/1999

Galactic Supernova Remnant IC 443

Galactic Supernova Remnant IC 443

21/07/1999

NGC 3372: The Great Nebula in Carina

NGC 3372: The Great Nebula in Carina

19/07/1999

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

13/07/1999

A Delta Rocket Launches

A Delta Rocket Launches

12/07/1999

NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf

NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf

03/07/1999

Shells in the Egg Nebula

Shells in the Egg Nebula

26/06/1999

PKS285-02: A Young Planetary Nebula

PKS285-02: A Young Planetary Nebula

22/06/1999

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

14/06/1999

Trifid Pillars & Jets

Trifid Pillars & Jets

08/06/1999

Starbirth in the Trifid Nebula

Starbirth in the Trifid Nebula

07/06/1999

NGC 3603: From Beginning To End

NGC 3603: From Beginning To End

04/06/1999