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If you look it up, you will see that the distance from Earth is estimated at 3300 light-years (with an error estimate of 900 light-years). This is well within our own galaxy (the Milky Way), which has a diameter of about 100,000 light-years.
Pressumably, nebulae exist in other galaxies, but the more well-known nebulae are in our own galaxy, because, being closer, we can observe them best.
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What kind of nebula is the eye of god?
The eye of god is a Helix nebula. Close to a Planetary nebula.
Emission nebula take up about how much of the Milky Way galaxy?
Considering the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and the amount of "empty" space, the amount of space an emission nebula occupies is so small as to be infinitesimal and impossible to equate to a volume.
What are the similarities between a Nebula and a Supernova?
Not much other than that they both emit light in large quantities.A nebula is a grouping of billions of stars, while a supernova is a single star exploding at a stage in its development.Comments: That meaning of "nebula" as a galaxy (or a star cluster within a galaxy) is a bit out of date now. Nowadays a nebula usually means a cloud of gas and dust. It doesn't usually emit much light.Actually there is a connection between a supernova and a nebula.Some of the stuff found in nebulae comes from supernova explosions.
What is the name of the blue girl in Guardians of the Galaxy?
Nebula was played by Karen Gillan. She is best known for her role as Amy Pond in the Doctor Who series.
What is a word astronomers use to describe any fuzzy patch in the sky?
You might be asking about the Milky Way, the part of the sky where we are looking through the edge of our galaxy.
What galaxy is the Cat's Eye Nebula in?
Considering the distance to the Cats Eye Nebula is only 3,300 light years away, it is going to be within our own Milky Way Galaxy.
Where did the cats eye nebula come from?
the sky
What is an example of a planetary nebula?
The Cats's Eye Nebula is a perfect example of a planetary nebula. See related link for a pictorial.
Is a nebula further from earth than a galaxy?
Earth is IN a galaxy - as is the nebula.
What is bigger a galaxy or a gaseous nebula?
A Galaxy is far bigger than a nebula.
What is the largest a nebula galaxy neutron star or a globular cluster?
A nebula galaxy does not exist.
When was a nebula discovered?
The Andromeda Nebula, now known as the Andromeda Galaxy, has no discoverer as it is visible to the naked eye. The idea that it was a galaxy and not a nebular was fist proposed in 1917 by Heber Curtis and proven in 1925 by Edwin Hubble.
How large is the cats eye nebula in light-year?
According to Wikipedia: Radius Core: 0.2 ly
Which galaxy is the Orion nebula in?
The Orion nebula is part of our own galaxy (the Milky Way). The Orion nebula is about 1500 light-years away from us. Our galaxy is about 100000 light-years across.
What kind of nebula is the eye of god?
The eye of god is a Helix nebula. Close to a Planetary nebula.
What is a cats eye nebular?
Not "a" - it's the name of one specific planetary nebula. You can find pictures of it in Google Images.
Is a galaxy bigger than a nebula?
Yes. A nebula is just a big gas cloud. A galaxy will contain many nebulas.
