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While the nebula's official name is Barnard 3, or IRAS Ring G159.6-18.5, the folks at NASA have dubbed it the "Wreath Nebula" because, in the words of the space agency, "one might picture a wreath in these bright green and red dust clouds -- a ring of evergreens donned with a festive red bow, a jaunty sprig of holly, and silver bells throughout."
'Wreath Nebula:' Barnard 3 Image From NASA Telescope Brings Holiday Cheer (PHOTOS) 2011
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The nebula's physical dimensions are about 2 light-years long by 1/2 light-year across.
Gemini's New Filters Reveal the Beauty of Star Birth | Universe Today 2010
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As newborn stars emerge from the nebula's mixture of gas and dust, proplyds form around them.
Hubble Captures Birth, Annihilation of Young Solar Systems in Orion Nebula | Universe Today 2009
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The presolar nebula's contraction, the outward pressure of the protostar, then of the sun, and the rotation of the entire ensemble led to a complicated dance of creation.
‘The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars' 2009
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It is interesting that this paper suggests a new model of two-phases of the nebula's evolution, where;
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They have also uncovered new details about the stellar winds responsible for carving out the nebula's ghostly skyscapes.
Archive 2006-01-01 Mac 2006
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Sulu changed course, creeping through the nebula's diffuse mass just outside the irregular boundary which would both hide the Enterprise, and blind it.
THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990
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Sulu changed course, creeping through the nebula's diffuse mass just outside the irregular boundary which would both hide the Enterprise, and blind it.
THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990
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Sulu changed course, creeping through the nebula's diffuse mass just outside the irregular boundary which would both hide the Enterprise, and blind it.
THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990
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Sulu changed course, creeping through the nebula's diffuse mass just outside the irregular boundary which would both hide the Enterprise, and blind it.
THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990
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