Nebulas+2010

=Nebula's 2010 By Shane McCloud for Astronomy 10 =

Introduction:


A Nebula, derived from the Latin word "cloud" is defined as an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas, and other ionised gases. The word "Nebula" was originally used as a general name to describe any extended astronomical object (including galaxies beyond the Milky Way). Nebulae are often star forming regions in which the formations of gas, dust as well as other materials are clumped together to form larger masses. Once formed, these larger masses attract further matter that will eventually become big enough to form stars, planets, and other planetary system objects (Source: [|Nebula Wikipedia]).

Description:
As the official website for any astronomically related sources of information, NASA's 2005 (last updated on November 29th, 2007) World Book article on Nebula's provides an overall informative overview of a Nebula including an origin of the term, the various types of Nebulas in an atmosphere, and a scientific explanation of how a Nebula is formed.

Description:
This Wikipedia Article on Nebula's provides a thorough up to date history on Nebula's including it's early origins, the formation of a nebula, the classical types of nebulae, all of the notable named nebula's, and all of the nebula catalogue's. This website is extremely informative and provides information about Nebula's in great detail.

Description:
=== This page gives an easily understood description of the various types of Nebula as well as the natures of a Nebula and the classification schemes in which Nebulae are classified. **4.[|Wikipedia Article on Planetary Nebula] Description: This up to date article gives an in-depth description of All Planetary Nebula. Including observations explaining that most Planetary Nebula are generally faint objects, and are invisible to the naked eye, The origins, The lifetime of most Planetary Nebula, How Planetary Nebula become galactic recyclers for Astronomers, The characteristics of Planetary Nebula, And many other exciting elements of Planetary Nebula. ** **5.**[|KidsAstronomy.com Nebulae Article] ===

Description:
=== This fun and enjoyable kid friendly article is an easy to read and insightful description of Nebulae explaining first and foremost what a Nebula is, the main components that make up a Nebulae, And the various Nebulae existing around the universe. A trivial "Did You Know?" section about the stars is also included. This website overall is educational and easy to read. Recommended for kids and people of all ages who are interested in understanding the "gist" of Nebulae and astronomy. ** Picture Gallery: ** === ===

The images of different Nebulae taken from the Hubble Telescope are displayed below: === ===







All Images of Nebula's displayed here can be found on the Official Hubble Telescope website: []

Videos: [|Youtube Video: Tour of Our Galaxies Nebulae]
This video uploaded on youtube.com takes viewers on a pictorial tour of all of the Nebulae in our Galaxy.

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[|Youtube Helix Nebula Video]

This video displays a Helix Nebula, nicknamed the "Godly Eye". The Helix Nebula is one of the closest Planetary Nebula to the Earth at a distance of about 400 light years away.

[|Youtube Video: The Orion Nebula]

This video uploaded on youtube gives you a high quality explanation of an Orion Nebula.

[|Youtube Video: The Hubble Galaxy A Cosmic Journey through Nebula and Galaxies]

This video takes viewers on a cosmic journey through the Nebula and galaxies.

[|Star Trek Excalibur Nebulae Demo]

This youtube video is a super cool demonstration of a spaceship navigating through Nebulae while in space.

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===Conclusion: I had so much fun creating this Wikipedia page about Nebula's for my Astronomy 10 class this semester. I just want to thank Jeff Adkins for assigning this assignment as I completely enjoyed it. I learned a lot about Nebulas through this assignment and I hope the information provided will allow other people the opportunity to learn about Nebula's as well.===