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See also: Lists of nebulae: Sharpless 140 is an H II region and emission nebula in the Cepheus constellation, [2] 3,000 light years from the Solar System. [1]
Reflection nebulae themselves do not emit significant amounts of visible light, but are near stars and reflect light from them. [25] Similar nebulae not illuminated by stars do not exhibit visible radiation, but may be detected as opaque clouds blocking light from luminous objects behind them; they are called dark nebulae. [25]
Reflection nebula are usually blue because the scattering is more efficient for blue light than red (this is the same scattering process that gives us blue skies and red sunsets). Reflection nebulae and emission nebulae are often seen together and are sometimes both referred to as diffuse nebulae. Some 500 reflection nebulae are known.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed colorful new portraits of the iconic Ring Nebula that capture unprecedented details a dying star creates glowing structures. Stunning new images reveal ...
NGC 3132 (also known as the Eight-Burst Nebula, [2] the Southern Ring Nebula, [2] or Caldwell 74) is a bright and extensively studied planetary nebula in the constellation Vela. Its distance from Earth is estimated at 613 pc or 2,000 light-years .
Spiral nebula surrounding NGC 262, which is one of the largest known galaxies. Ivory Nebula: 1,190,500 ly (365,000 pc) [2] Enormous Lyα nebula (ELAN) Also called MLAN1 at z=2.31. Another ELAN, called MLAN 10 is nearby. Q0042−2627 nebula 1,040,000 ly (320,000 pc) [10] Enormous Lyα nebula (ELAN) Around the quasar LBQS 0042-2627, at z=3.280
NGC 6326, a planetary nebula with glowing wisps of outpouring gas that are lit up by a binary [3] central star. A planetary nebula is a type of emission nebula consisting of an expanding, glowing shell of ionized gas ejected from red giant stars late in their lives. [4] The term "planetary nebula" is a misnomer because they are unrelated to ...