reflection nebula

collocation in English

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reflection
noun
uk
/rɪˈflek.ʃən/us
/rɪˈflek.ʃən/
the image of something in a mirror or on any ...
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nebula
noun[C]
uk
/ˈneb.jə.lə/us
/ˈneb.jə.lə/
a cloud of gas or dust in space, appearing either bright ...
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(Definition ofreflectionandnebulafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is areflectionnebula, caused by dust reflecting the blue light of the hot, young stars.
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Images in the infrared show a bright young stellar object, with an associatedreflectionnebulaseen as a glowing cone projecting from the young star.
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It produces a bright visualreflectionnebulaand an ultraviolet-excited photodissociation region.
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The smallerreflectionnebulacomponent requires a larger instrument and averted vision to be seen.
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These objects are likely protostellar in nature, with the excess radiation at long wavelengths caused by suppression by thereflectionnebulain which the protostars are embedded.
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Reflection nebulae, as their name suggest, reflect the light of nearby stars.
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Reflection nebulae and emission nebulae are often seen together and are sometimes both referred to as diffuse nebulae.
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Thus, the frequency spectrum shown by reflection nebulae is similar to that of the illuminating stars.
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In visible light these nebulae may be further divided into emission and reflection nebulae.
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Reflection nebulae are usually blue because the scattering is more efficient for blue light than red (this is the same scattering process that gives us blue skies and red sunsets).
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Reflection nebulae are actually made up of very fine dust that normally appears dark but can look quite blue when reflecting the light of energetic nearby stars.
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The scattering of light from dust grains in long exposure visible photographs is quite noticeable in reflection nebulae, and gives clues about the individual particle's light-scattering properties.
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Some 500 reflection nebulae are known.
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