Emission Nebulae
Emission nebulae are glowing clouds of interstellar gas which have been excited by some nearby energy source, usually a very hot star. The red light seen in many of these pictures is from glowing hydrogen.
30 Doradus |
Bubble |
![]() Bubble Nebula |
Carina |
Crescent |
Eta Carinae |
Eta Carinae |
Eta Carinae |
Eta Carinae |
Eta Carinae |
Eta Carinae |
HH 666 |
Horsehead |
Horsehead |
Hubble |
Hubble |
Hubble |
Hubble |
![]() IC 417 |
M1, Crab |
M1, Crab |
M1, Crab |
M1, Crab |
M8, Lagoon |
M8, Lagoon |
M8, Lagoon |
M8, Lagoon |
M16, Eagle |
M16, Eagle |
M16, Eagle |
![]() M17 |
M17, Omega |
M17, Omega |
M17, Omega |
M17, Omega |
M17, Omega |
M17, Omega |
M20, Trifid |
M20, Trifid |
M20/M21 |
M42, Orion |
M42, Orion |
![]() M42, Orion Nebula |
M43 |
M52/Bubble |
N11 in the LMC |
Pelican |
![]() Pelican Nebula |
Pelican Nebula |
![]() Pickering's Triangle |
Rosette |
Rosette |
![]() Rosette |
Rosette |
![]() Tarantula Nebula |
Veil |
Veil E |
![]() Veil Nebula |
Veil W |
| webmaster@noao.edu Last updated: Sep 5 2013 |
![[Bubble Nebula]](/image_gallery/images/d2/BubbleNebula-th.jpg)
![[IC 417]](/image_gallery/images/d7/ic417-th.jpg)
![[M17]](/image_gallery/images/d7/m17-th.jpg)
![[M42, Orion Nebula]](/image_gallery/images/d7/m42-th.jpg)
![[Pelican Nebula]](/image_gallery/images/d2/pelican_50.jpg)
![[Pickering's Triangle]](/image_gallery/images/d7/veil-th.jpg)
![[Rosette]](/image_gallery/images/d2/ngc2237_th.jpg)
![[Tarantula Nebula]](/image_gallery/images/d4/30-doradus_th.jpg)
![[Veil Nebula]](/image_gallery/images/d2/veil_th.jpg)


