reflection nebula

reflection nebula
A nebula that consist of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.

The Pleiades are surrounded by a reflection nebula.


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  • Protoplanetary nebula — A protoplanetary nebula or preplanetary nebula Harv|Sahai|Sánchez Contreras|Morris|2005 (PPN) is an astronomical object which is at the short lived episode during a star s rapid stellar evolution between the late asymptotic giant branch (LAGB)Ref …   Wikipedia

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