emission nebula

English

Noun

emission nebula (plural emission nebulae or emission nebulas)

1. (astronomy) A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).
   • 2000 October 12, Prof. Daniel Styer, “Nebulae”, in Oberlin College Physics Department, retrieved 7 April 2014:

     The Orion nebula is an emission nebula—it glows with its own light.

   • 2005 June 5, Suzanne MacNeille, “On a Dig or Through a Telescope, You Just Might Learn Something”, in New York Times, retrieved 7 April 2014:

     Kitt Peak National Observatory, in Arizona, 56 miles southwest of Tucson, offers a rare opportunity to spend an entire night looking through powerful telescopes at galaxies, planetary emission nebulae and star clusters.

Translations

type of nebula

• German: Emissionsnebel (de) m

References

• “emission nebula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.