reflection nebula
Americannoun
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A nebula that reflects the light of a nearby star or stars toward Earth rather than producing its own.
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See more at nebula
Etymology
Origin of reflection nebula
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
The energy from the two baby blue stars created a dazzling blue reflection nebula known as Bernes 149.
From Space Scoop ● Jun. 19, 2023
Image: The two young, low-mass proto-stars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149.
From Space Scoop ● Jun. 19, 2023
Lying in the constellation of Orion, at a distance of 1467 light years from our planet is the emission and reflection nebula NGC 2023.
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2017
The presence of dust is apparent in many photographs of emission nebulae in the constellation of Sagittarius, where we see an H II region surrounded by a blue reflection nebula.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
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