dark nebula

English

Noun

dark nebula (plural dark nebulas or dark nebulae)

1. (astronomy) A type of nebula that does not emit or reflect (visible) light, and thus obscures light sources behind it.

   Synonym: dark cloud

   The Horsehead Nebula is a typical dark nebula, and is famous for resembling the head of a horse.

Translations

type of nebula

• Armenian: մութ միգամածություն (mutʻ migamacutʻyun)
• Japanese: 暗黒星雲 (ja) (ankoku seiun)
• Russian: тёмная тума́нность f (tjómnaja tumánnostʹ)

See also

• emission nebula
• reflection nebula