reflection nebula

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reflection nebula (plural reflection nebulas or reflection nebulae)

  1. (astronomy) A nebula that consists of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.
    The Pleiades are surrounded by a reflection nebula.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel Station: Serpent Nebula Codex entry:
      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.

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