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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"

A Close-Up of the Horsehead Nebula Credit and Copyright:

A Close-Up of the Horsehead Nebula 
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05/10/1996

Orion's Horsehead Nebula Credit:

Orion's Horsehead Nebula 
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02/10/1996

Exploring The Universe With IUE 1978-1996 Credit:

Exploring The Universe With IUE 1978-1996
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30/09/1996

Bright Stars and Dark Clouds Credit:

Bright Stars and Dark Clouds
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25/09/1996

The High Energy Crab Nebula

The High Energy Crab Nebula

09/09/1996

The Pleiades Star Cluster

The Pleiades Star Cluster

03/09/1996

M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula

M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula

29/08/1996

NGC 5882: A Small Planetary Nebula

NGC 5882: A Small Planetary Nebula

28/08/1996

A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble

A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble

26/08/1996

NGC 3293: A Bright Young Open Cluster

NGC 3293: A Bright Young Open Cluster

23/08/1996

A Close-Up of the Lagoon's Hourglass

A Close-Up of the Lagoon's Hourglass

21/08/1996

A Close-Up of the Lagoon Nebula

A Close-Up of the Lagoon Nebula

20/08/1996

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery in M33

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery in M33

16/08/1996

The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus

The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus

11/08/1996

The Cygnus Loop

The Cygnus Loop

26/07/1996

Hale-Bopp, Jupiter, and the Milky Way

Hale-Bopp, Jupiter, and the Milky Way

23/07/1996

Nebulosity in Sagittarius

Nebulosity in Sagittarius

18/07/1996

The Cat's Eye Nebula (Revisited)

The Cat's Eye Nebula (Revisited)

04/07/1996

Superbubbles in the LMC

Superbubbles in the LMC

03/07/1996

Happy Birthday Charles Messier: M1

Happy Birthday Charles Messier: M1

26/06/1996

Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray

Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray

23/06/1996

Seven Sisters Versus California

Seven Sisters Versus California

18/06/1996

Vela Supernova Remnant in X-ray

Vela Supernova Remnant in X-ray

12/06/1996

Doomed Star Eta Carinae

Doomed Star Eta Carinae

11/06/1996

The First Lunar Observatory

The First Lunar Observatory

08/06/1996

The North America Nebula

The North America Nebula

06/06/1996

Sagittarius and the Central Milky Way

Sagittarius and the Central Milky Way

05/06/1996

The Pulsar Powered Crab

The Pulsar Powered Crab

31/05/1996

The Pipe Dark Nebula

The Pipe Dark Nebula

28/05/1996

In the Center of 30 Doradus

In the Center of 30 Doradus

24/05/1996