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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"

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

The Keyhole Nebula

The Keyhole Nebula

23/05/1999

M42: A Mosaic of Orion's Great Nebula

M42: A Mosaic of Orion's Great Nebula

22/05/1999

The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula

19/05/1999

A Laguna Triangle

A Laguna Triangle

18/05/1999

Molecular Cloud Barnard 68

Molecular Cloud Barnard 68

11/05/1999

Fractal Interstellar Dust Up-Close

Fractal Interstellar Dust Up-Close

09/05/1999

Hot Stars in the Southern Milky Way

Hot Stars in the Southern Milky Way

07/05/1999

Stars from Eagle's Eggs

Stars from Eagle's Eggs

02/05/1999

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

29/04/1999

Canaries Sky

Canaries Sky

10/04/1999

Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula

Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula

07/04/1999

NGC 6334: The Bear Claw Nebula

NGC 6334: The Bear Claw Nebula

06/04/1999