Usually means: Cloud of ionized gas, glowing.
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  2. emission nebula: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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noun:  (astronomy) A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).

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