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B171 Nebula
A nebula is an
interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other
ionized gases. Originally, nebula was a name for
any diffuse astronomical object, including galaxies
beyond the Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy, for
instance, was referred to as the Andromeda Nebula
before the true nature of galaxies was confirmed by
astronomers in the early 20th century.
Nebulae are often star-forming regions. This poster shows
NASA images of some of the most famous colorful. The
famous "Pillars of Creation" is shown in the lower right
corner. It is perhaps the most famous of all NASA
photographs.
Nebula and galaxies are
similar in that they are enormous systems of space
materials. The big difference is that everything in
galaxies is in orbit around a central mass. Nebula have
no "center of gravity" so everything just floats around,
going its own way.
STATUS: The above poster is
complete. Due to their similarities is is anticipated
that Nebula and Galaxies may be published
at the same time. No publication date has been
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