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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"

M16: Stars Upon Pillars

M16: Stars Upon Pillars

06/11/1995

The Red Rectangle

The Red Rectangle

02/11/1995

M16: Dust and an Open Cluster

M16: Dust and an Open Cluster

01/11/1995

HH-47 Star Jet

HH-47 Star Jet

12/10/1995

Central Galactic Star Bursts

Central Galactic Star Bursts

01/10/1995

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

Orion's Horsehead Nebula

25/09/1995

Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems

Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems

11/09/1995

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

29/07/1995

M57: The Ring Nebula

M57: The Ring Nebula

27/07/1995

M1: The Crab Nebula

M1: The Crab Nebula

25/07/1995

M20: The Trifid Nebula

M20: The Trifid Nebula

23/07/1995

Eta Carinae Before Explosion

Eta Carinae Before Explosion

12/07/1995

The Firework Nebula

The Firework Nebula

04/07/1995

The Great Nebula in Orion

The Great Nebula in Orion

03/07/1995

The Hooker Telescope on Mt. Wilson

The Hooker Telescope on Mt. Wilson

01/07/1995

The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula

28/06/1995

Gamma Ray Crab, Geminga

Gamma Ray Crab, Geminga

24/06/1995