Variable nebula

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Nebula with varying brightness

title: "Variable nebula" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["reflection-nebulae", "nebulae"] description: "Nebula with varying brightness" topic_path: "general/reflection-nebulae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_nebula" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Nebula with varying brightness ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Ngc2261.jpg" caption="A [[Hubble Space Telescope]] image of [[NGC 2261]], a classic example of a variable nebula."] ::

Variable nebulae are reflection nebulae that change in brightness because of changes in their star.

References

References

  1. (2004-07-20). "Mid-Infrared and Submillimeter Observations of the Illuminating Source of M c Neil's Variable Nebula". The Astrophysical Journal.
  2. Lampland, C. O.. (December 1936). "Hind's Variable Nebula". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
  3. (November 1997). "Adaptive Optics Infrared Imaging Polarimetry and Optical HST Imaging of Hubble's Variable Nebula (R Monocerotis/NGC 2261): A Close Look at a Very Young Active Herbig Ae/Be star". The Astrophysical Journal.
  4. (February 1987). "Rapid variability of the R Coronae Australis reflection nebula NGC 6729". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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