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Reflection Nebula
A reflection nebula is a cloud of interstellar dust that becomes visible due to the light from nearby stars reflecting off its particles. Unlike emission nebulae, reflection nebulae do not emit their own light but shine by scattering the light of nearby stars.
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APODs including "Reflection Nebula"
The Horsehead Nebula
16/12/2015
NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
05/11/2015
The Great Orion Nebula M42
04/11/2015
The Witch Head Nebula
30/10/2015
Colorful Clouds Near Rho Ophiuchi
06/07/2015
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
11/06/2015
A Dark and Dusty Sky
22/05/2015
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
13/05/2015
Colorful Star Clouds in Cygnus
22/04/2015
The Dark River to Antares
22/02/2015
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
08/01/2015
A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
05/01/2015
Reflections on the 1970s
19/12/2014
LDN 988: Dark Nebula in Cygnus
20/11/2014
Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
11/11/2014
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
02/08/2014
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
27/07/2014
IC 4603: Reflection Nebula in Ophiuchius
23/07/2014
A Scorpius Sky Spectacular
04/05/2014
M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds
26/03/2014
NGC 1333 Stardust
06/03/2014
The Pleiades Deep and Dusty
25/02/2014
The Horsehead Nebula
31/12/2013
NGC 1999: South of Orion
28/11/2013
Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
29/10/2013
Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis
12/09/2013
Nearby Cepheid Variable RS Pup
09/09/2013
The Beautiful Trifid
25/07/2013
Dusty Nebulae in Taurus
11/07/2013
NGC 2170: Still Life with Reflecting Dust
07/07/2013