Ep. 111: Nebulae

When you think about the best pictures in astronomy, almost every one is a nebula; the pillars of creation in the Eagle Nebula, or the complex Helix Nebula - or my personal favorite, the Ring Nebula. They're beautiful, wispy clouds of gas and dust that signify both the birth and death of stars. Today we give tribute to nebulae.

Ep. 111: Nebulae

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Birth!: Nebulae that create stars

• Giant Molecular Clouds -- Internet Encyclopedia of Science
• Coalsack Nebula – SEDS
• Horsehead Nebula – SEDS
• Reflection Nebulae – NASA
• Reflection Nebulae Gallery -- NOAO
• Emission Nebulae — AAO
• Emission Nebulae Gallery – NOAO
• Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT)
• Proplyd (Protoplanetary disk) -- Internet Encyclopedia of Science
• Carina Nebula (Hubble Image) — APOD
• Orion Nebula Panorama-- HubbleSite
• Hyades Cluster — SEDS
• Pleiades – NAIC
• O Type stars – Internet Encyclopedia of Science
• Open Star Clusters – SEDS
• Lynette Cook space art

Death!  Nebulae that destroy stars

• Planetary nebulae — SEDS
• Supernovae — Goddard Space Flight Center
• Mira Variables – Internet Encyclopedia of Science
• The original Spirograph — Journal of Antiques (does that make anyone else feel dated?!)
• The new Deluxe Spirograph
• Hubble Gallery of Planetary Nebula -- HubbleSite
• White Dwarfs and planetary nebulae – Goddard Space Flight Center
• Crab Nebula -- APOD
• Crab Nebula:  The Movie – HubbleSite
• Super Nova 1987A – SEDS
• Phil Plait's Bitesize Astronomy series on 1987 A
• V838 Mon – AAVSO
• Echo of Light:  V383 Mon — Universe Today
• Hubble Watches Star Erupt — Universe Today
• Hubble: Expanding Flash from supergiant star V838 Mon – HubbleSite
• Hubble's Complete Nebula Gallery

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