Nebulae

• Star-forming clouds of gas, e.g. Orion Nebula

• Planetary nebulae (they look like planets) are ‘smoke rings’ - shell of gas thrown off by a dying star, e.g. Ring Nebula

• Supernova remnants, e.g. Crab Nebula

• Dark nebulae, e.g. Coalsack

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