Deep-Sky Object
Absorption Nebula
Another name for a dark, light-blocking nebula.
A dust-rich interstellar cloud that absorbs and scatters background starlight, appearing as a dark patch in the sky.
Overview
A dust-rich interstellar cloud that absorbs and scatters background starlight, appearing as a dark patch in the sky.
See also
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
The farthest thing you can see with the naked eye.
Orion Nebula (M42)
A stellar nursery glowing in Orion's sword.
Pleiades (M45)
The Seven Sisters — a young blue cluster.
The Milky Way
Our home galaxy, seen edge-on.
Crab Nebula (M1)
The expanding remnant of a 1054 AD supernova.
Ring Nebula (M57)
A perfect smoke ring in Lyra.