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Nebulas

A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

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noun
  1. 1

    A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

  2. 2

    A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.

  3. 3

    A cloudy appearance in the urine

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auroraenounAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
trifidnoun(botany) Divided into three lobes.
astrophysicalnounOf or pertaining to astrophysics.
epsilon aurigaenoun(ε Aurigae, abbreviated Epsilon Aur, ε Aur) a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Auriga, the charioteer.
haloesnounA circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
nebulositynoun(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).
prominencesnounThe state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
planetary nebulanoun(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.
galaxiesnoun"Galaxies" is a song by American electronica act Owl City, released on April 19, 2011.
horsehead nebulanounA small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.
omega centaurinoun(ω Cen, NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80) a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677.
planetoidsnoun(astronomy) Any planetary body, including classical planets and moons: a planetary-mass object
andromeda galaxynoun(astronomy) A spiral galaxy in the Local Group and closest to the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Andromeda, the brightest of the Messier objects and often referred to by its designation M31.
meteoroidsnoun(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
planetsnounthe third studio album by the American rock band Adema.
sundognounAlternative form of sun dog. [A bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on a parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals.]
small magellanic cloudnoun(astronomy) A particular dwarf irregular galaxy, a satellite of Milky Way.
earthlikenoun(of a planet) Resembling the Earth
eclipsing binarynoun(astronomy) Any of a class of extrinsic variable stars where changes in brightness are caused by stars eclipsing each other.
polarimetrynoun(physics) The measurement of the polarization of electromagnetic radiation

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