Cometary Globule

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5284. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Models And Concepts

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A small dark nebula that, with its `head' and `tail', bears a superficial resemblance to a comet. Cometary globules are concentrations of matter within a nebula that are situated near a young star with a strong stellar wind. The wind ionizes gases in the head, causing it to glow, and drives away gases in the surrounding nebula, leaving a dark tail of nebular material in the `shadow' of the head w...

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