A reflection nebula is a cloud of gas and dust which does not create its own light, but instead shines by reflecting the light from nearby stars. The brightest reflection nebulae are places where new stars are being formed. Here the gas and dust is thick and shines by the light of new, bright stars. Sometimes the gas is so thick that the new stars cannot be seen.
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(Let’s find out the meaning of the term – Supernova Remnants)
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Other Deep Sky Objects in constellations – Visible from the UK
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What is a supernova remnants?
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supernova remnant, nebula left behind after a supernova, a spectacular explosion in which a star ejects most of its mass in a violently expanding cloud of debris.
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At the brightest phase of the explosion, the expanding cloud radiates as much energy in a single day as the Sun has done in the past three million years.
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- What is a supernova remnants?
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