- What Is a Nebula? | Facts, Definition, What Are They?, Types
A nebula is a huge cloud of combined gas and dust in space It can contain hydrogen, helium, and or plasma Click for even more facts or information
- Types of Nebulae | Galaxies, Globular Open Clusters
Originally, the word “nebula” referred to almost any extended astronomical object (other than planets and comets) The etymological root of “nebula” means “cloud” As is usual in astronomy, the old terminology survives in modern usage in sometimes confusing ways We sometimes use the word “nebula” to refer to galaxies, various types of star clusters and various kinds of
- Nebulae Facts For Kids | What?, Formation, Importance, Size, Comparison
Nebulas' size ranges from millions of miles to hundreds of light-years in diameter Keep reading for more interesting facts perfect for kids
- Monoceros Constellation | Facts, Information, Mythology, History . . .
Monoceros is a faint constellation located on the celestial equator Its name translates to unicorn from Greek Click for more information
- Orion Constellation | Facts, Information, History Definition
This nebula can be found a third of a degree from the Horsehead Nebula NGC 2023 is around 1,467 light-years away from Earth Monkey Head Nebula The Monkey Head Nebula, designated as NGC 2174, is an emission nebula classified as an H II region It is associated with the open cluster NGC 2175, also located in Orion
- Trifid Nebula - The Nine Planets
The Trifid Nebula gets its name from the three dark lanes the divide it The red part is an emission nebula powered by a bright triple star CC 24537; the fainter blue part is a reflection nebula surrounding a hot O-type star The Trifid Nebula is just 1 1 2 degrees from the much larger Lagoon Nebula AAT html (David Malin) AAT html (David Malin
- Nebula List - The Nine Planets
NGC 7293 (Helix Nebula) AAT 48k jpg (David Malin) NGC 7354 BB 5k jpg NGC 7662 (The Blue Snowball) BB 5k jpg UMN 62k gif Antares and the Rho Ophiuchus dark cloud UKS 52k jpg; ROE html (David Malin) Faint nebulosity in Orion UKS 51k jpg (David Malin) GK Per (remnant of Nova Persei 1901) WIYN 134k gif; (caption) WIYN 170k gif; (caption) Henize 70
- Crab Nebula - The Nine Planets
Distance: 6000 ly In 1758, Charles Messier found this nebula while hunting for comets When he noticed that, unlike a comet, it didn’t move, he decided to create his now famous catalog (from his point of view a catalog of things that shouldn’t be mistaken for comets) The supernova explosion that created the Crab was seen on about July 4
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