Clouds of interstellar gas and dust that shine by their own ionised glow (emission nebulae and H II regions) or by scattering the light of nearby stars (reflection nebulae), often the birthplaces of new stars. An object belongs here when its cited article calls it an emission nebula, reflection nebula, H II region or diffuse nebula. It excludes dark nebulae, planetary nebulae and supernova remnants. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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Orion Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion.
Tarantula Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), forming its south-east corner (from Earth's perspective).
Lagoon Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant emission nebula with an H II region located in the constellation Sagittarius.
Trifid Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm.
Omega Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.
Wikipedia: Messier 78 - Wikipedia
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Messier 78 (also known as M78 or NGC 2068) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.
North America Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star) in the night sky.
Bubble Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Crescent Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth.
Messier 43 (Wikipedia)
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Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
Caldwell 4 (Wikipedia)
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The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 or Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula located about 1,300 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus.
Caldwell 9 (Wikipedia)
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Sh 2-155 (also designated Caldwell 9, Sharpless 155 or S155, or LBN529) is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity.
Caldwell 31 (Wikipedia)
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IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.
IC 5146 (Wikipedia)
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is a reflection/emission nebula
Carina Nebula (Wikipedia)
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The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
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