Types of nebula
EMISSION NEBULA
an emission nebula is a cloud of high temerature gas in which the atoms are energized with ultraviolet light by a nearby star and emit radiation until they fall back down to lower energy states. these nebulae work much in the same way as a neon light
emission nebulae are normally a space of consistent and ongoing star creation
an emission nebula is a cloud of high temerature gas in which the atoms are energized with ultraviolet light by a nearby star and emit radiation until they fall back down to lower energy states. these nebulae work much in the same way as a neon light
emission nebulae are normally a space of consistent and ongoing star creation
REFLECTION NEBULA
reflection nebula are normally just clouds of dust and gas that reflect nearby starlight instead of making thier own, these nebula are often blue because blue is more efficient for scattering light, reflection nebulae also produce many stars and are commonly found close to or melded with emmision nebulae
reflection nebula are normally just clouds of dust and gas that reflect nearby starlight instead of making thier own, these nebula are often blue because blue is more efficient for scattering light, reflection nebulae also produce many stars and are commonly found close to or melded with emmision nebulae
DARK NEBULA
a dark nebula are physically very very similar to a reflection nebula and the only reasn they appear any different is because the orientation of the lightsource, the nebula, and earth. essentially all that a dark nebula is doing is blocking out the light of everything behind it, dark nebula will also produce stars.
a dark nebula are physically very very similar to a reflection nebula and the only reasn they appear any different is because the orientation of the lightsource, the nebula, and earth. essentially all that a dark nebula is doing is blocking out the light of everything behind it, dark nebula will also produce stars.
PLANETARY NEBULA
planetary nebulae, have nothign to do with planets, instead, they are the gas remnants thrown out by some stars near the end of thier lifespan, our own sun will probably produce a planetary nebula in about 5 000 000 000 years from now
planetary nebulae do NOT produce stars.
planetary nebulae, have nothign to do with planets, instead, they are the gas remnants thrown out by some stars near the end of thier lifespan, our own sun will probably produce a planetary nebula in about 5 000 000 000 years from now
planetary nebulae do NOT produce stars.
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
a supernova is formed when a large star explodes at the end of its lifespan, but a supernova remnants, although not specifically a nebula, is the part of the star that is not turned into a supernova but is instead blown off into space
a supernova is formed when a large star explodes at the end of its lifespan, but a supernova remnants, although not specifically a nebula, is the part of the star that is not turned into a supernova but is instead blown off into space
