{"id":16,"date":"2020-11-13T18:03:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T02:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:58:07","slug":"nebulae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/nebulae\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebulae"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tNebulae\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tarantula nebula<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-43 size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px-396x396.png\" alt=\"A massive star cluster illuminates its parent cloud\" class=\"wp-image-43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px-792x792.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px-990x990.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/ngc2070-1000px.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NGC 2070 is the massive star cluster seen here illuminating its parent cloud, part of the Tarantula nebula in a companion galaxy to the Milky Way. <i>(michael allen)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dumbbell nebula<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-44 size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/m27-919px-396x396.png\" alt=\"The Dumbbell, or Messier 27, is a planetary nebula\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/m27-919px-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/m27-919px-792x792.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/m27-919px-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/m27-919px-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2020\/11\/m27-919px.png 919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Dumbbell, or Messier 27, is a planetary nebula. A planetary nebula is ejected atmosphere of a low mass star at the end of its fusion stage. <i>(michael allen)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tarantula nebula<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-143 size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px-396x396.png\" alt=\"Gaseous filaments at the heart of the Tarantula nebula (katherine upton)\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px-792x792.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px-990x990.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/tarantula_desatblu_edit_1024px.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gaseous filaments at the heart of the Tarantula nebula. (katherine upton)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crab nebula<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-146 size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb-396x396.png\" alt=\"The Crab nebula, or Messier 1, is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus.\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb-792x792.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb-990x990.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2021\/02\/m1-rgb.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Crab nebula, or Messier 1, is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus.<br><i>(michael allen)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Orion nebula<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-271 size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/04\/Orion-Nebula_heal-396x396.png\" alt=\"The Orion str forming region.\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/04\/Orion-Nebula_heal-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/04\/Orion-Nebula_heal-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/04\/Orion-Nebula_heal.png 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The great nebula in Orion is the nearest region to our Sun where high mass stars are forming. The inner face of the gas cloud is illuminated by foreground stars. <br><i>(sarah nehring)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swan nebula<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-274 size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/08\/messier_17_8028725.-512px-396x396.png\" alt=\"The Swan nebula\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/08\/messier_17_8028725.-512px-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/08\/messier_17_8028725.-512px-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2022\/08\/messier_17_8028725.-512px.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The brightest portion of the Swan nebula, or Messier 17, glows with gas lit by new stars and bordered by dark dust clouds.<br><i>(michael allen)<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1398,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/astro-imaging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}