This type of nebula is called a reflection nebula, because its internal light is scattered or reflected. Credit: Davide De Martin/ESA/ESO/NASA. Image Processing: Photoshop FITS Liberator Sharp ...

There are a few key differences between emission nebulae and reflection nebulae. Firstly, reflection nebulae are not ionized—meaning they don't glow brightly, or emit light in and of themselves.

Since they emit their own light these clouds of dust and gas are often also called emission nebulae. Clouds of dust and gas that are lit-up by nearby stars are called reflection nebula.

Star Gazers host Trace Dominguez breaks down the 5 different types of nebulae: emission, reflection, planetary, supernova remnants and dark. Experience their rich spectrum of colors and find out ...

Faint tufts of the reflection nebula extend farther to the north, toward and beyond 7th-magnitude HD 164514. Make sure to explore Astronomy’s full list of 101 cosmic objects you must see .

The two young, low-mass proto-stars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149. These stars grew out of the dusty dark cloud of Lupus 3, part of a larger ...

A photograph of the Milky Way taken on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea by Polish astrophotographer Marzena Rogozińska has been named ...

Reflection nebulae do not emit visible light of their own, but shine as the light from nearby stars bounces off the gas and dust, like fog illuminated by the glow of a car's headlights.

M78 is what’s called a reflection nebula; two nearby massive young blue supergiant stars illuminate the cloud, and that light is scattered towards us, making the cloud’s dust appear blue.

This type of nebula is called a reflection nebula, because its internal light is scattered or reflected. Sharp-eyed stargazers may be able to make out the Pleiades, a brilliant cluster of young ...

Also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, this object is a combination of emission and reflection nebulae illuminated by the unusual variable star AE Aurigae. The nebula is a large 37′ by 19 ...