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Also Known As galactic nebula • gaseous nebula

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Cat's Eye Nebula
Carina Nebula
Southern Ring Nebula
star-forming region in the Orion Nebula
Crab Nebula
Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523) in the constellation Sagittarius.This bright diffuse nebula is so large that light from the stars involved does not penetrate its boundaries, and the bright nebula appears to be seen against a larger, darker one.
Orion Nebula (M42)
The inner part of the 30 Doradus Nebula, the most luminous nebula in the entire Local Group of galaxies. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
Eagle Nebula
Learn about Lord Rosse's Birr Leviathan telescope and its various important discoveries, the most important being the detailed observations of many nebulae at Birr Castle, Ireland
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Isaac Roberts
British astronomer
William Herschel
William Herschel
British-German astronomer
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble
American astronomer
John Herschel
Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet
English astronomer
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Charles Messier
French astronomer
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I.S. Bowen
American astrophysicist

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