absorption nebula
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absorption nebula — Astron. See dark nebula … Useful english dictionary
nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula … Universalium
Nebula — Nebulae redirects here. For the supercomputer in China, see Nebulae (computer). For other uses, see Nebula (disambiguation). The Pillars of Creation from the Eagle Nebula … Wikipedia
Cone Nebula — Taken on April 2, 2002 by the Hubble Telescope … Wikipedia
dark nebula — Astron. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky. Also called absorption nebula. [1930 35] * *… … Universalium
dark nebula — Astron. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky. Also called absorption nebula. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
Crab Nebula — Crab Nebula … Wikipedia
Omega Nebula — Composite images obtained with the 3.58 metre NTT at La Silla Observatory. Credit: ESO Observation data: J2000 epoch … Wikipedia
Planetary nebula — A planetary nebula is an emission nebula consisting of a glowing shell of gas and plasma formed by certain types of stars when they die. The name originated in the 18th century because of their similarity in appearance to giant planets when… … Wikipedia
Crab Nebula — Datenbanklinks zu Krebsnebel Supernovaüberrest Krebsnebel … Deutsch Wikipedia
