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Record 1 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrochemistry and Cosmochemistry
  • Astronomy
DEF

Bright clouds of interstellar gas ionized by stars ...

CONT

Bright nebulae (also called "diffuse nebulae") are found only in close association with fairly luminous stars. It is these stars which cause such nebulae to become bright.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrochimie et cosmochimie
  • Astronomie
DEF

Masses gazeuses dont les molécules sont excitées par les radiations en provenance d'une étoile chaude voisine [...]

CONT

Les nébuleuses «irrégulières» ou «diffuses» n'ont pas de forme géométrique bien définie. Leurs contours peuvent être très estompés, ou, au contraire, profondément découpés. Certaines s'étirent en longs filaments [...] La grande nébuleuse d'Orion appartient à cette catégorie [...]

Spanish

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