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reflection nebula en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A nebula that consists of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.
   • The Pleiades are surrounded by a reflection nebula.
   • The Citadel is surrounded by a blue-tinted reflection nebula. The light of the nebula is actually light from the Citadel, scattered and reflected back at the station. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel Station: Serpent Nebula Codex entry:

Forms

Relateds

emission nebula · dark nebula

Translations (3)

pl mgławica refleksyjna (type of nebula) · de Reflexionsnebel (type of nebula) · hi परावर्ती निहारिका (type of nebula)