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Definition 2024
white_nebula
white nebula
English
Noun
white nebula (plural white nebulae)
- (astronomy, obsolete) a nebula that appears white in colouration through a high-powered telescope (nebulae often appear to have some hint of colour through a powerful telescope, but white when not using a powerful instrument); these nebulae were generally to be determined to be galaxies in the 20th century
Coordinate terms
- spiral nebula
- great nebula