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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"

Impact Moon

Impact Moon

26/03/1999

Brown Dwarf Gliese 229B

Brown Dwarf Gliese 229B

24/03/1999

A Chamaeleon Sky

A Chamaeleon Sky

23/03/1999

M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

21/03/1999

Messier Marathon

Messier Marathon

18/03/1999

Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray

Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray

07/03/1999

M46 And NGC 2438: Young And Old

M46 And NGC 2438: Young And Old

05/03/1999

The Kleinmann-Low Nebula

The Kleinmann-Low Nebula

02/03/1999

Reflection Nebula NGC 1435

Reflection Nebula NGC 1435

01/03/1999

Dark Cloud

Dark Cloud

26/02/1999

A Milky-Way Band

A Milky-Way Band

24/02/1999

In the Center of 30 Doradus

In the Center of 30 Doradus

21/02/1999

The Orion Nebula from Subaru

The Orion Nebula from Subaru

02/02/1999

M17: The Omega Nebula

M17: The Omega Nebula

26/01/1999

Spiral Eddies On Planet Earth

Spiral Eddies On Planet Earth

16/01/1999

Reflections Of Orion

Reflections Of Orion

15/01/1999

The Ring

The Ring

07/01/1999

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

03/01/1999

M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula

27/12/1998

Nebulae For Christmas

Nebulae For Christmas

25/12/1998

Meteor Milky Way

Meteor Milky Way

26/11/1998

The High Energy Crab Nebula

The High Energy Crab Nebula

22/11/1998

Close-Up of the Bubble Nebula

Close-Up of the Bubble Nebula

18/11/1998

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

17/11/1998

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

10/11/1998

WR124: Stellar Fireball

WR124: Stellar Fireball

09/11/1998

The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula

01/11/1998

NGC 6210: The "Turtle in Space" Planetary Nebula

NGC 6210: The "Turtle in Space" Planetary Nebula

28/10/1998

The Pleiades Star Cluster

The Pleiades Star Cluster

25/10/1998

In the Center of the Dumbbell Nebula

In the Center of the Dumbbell Nebula

13/10/1998