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 M¢25  Funded By Mahalo ? |  August 27, 2009 02:46 PM

What is the difference between a galaxy and a nebulae?

Describe the main differences between these two stellar entities?
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August 27, 2009 03:23 PM
A galaxy is a collection of stars and a nebula is a cloud of dust, gas and plasma that is the first stage in the formation of a star.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy

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August 27, 2009 02:56 PM
A galaxy is a collection of millions of stars . Before we had good telescopes, the small, fuzzy patches of light we could see in the night sky were called nebulae.


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August 27, 2009 02:56 PM
I better not answer this, as I am walking a thin line already, and have promised I would be good!

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