Astronomy Notes

Part 12: Interstellar Atoms, Dust and Nebulae

John P. Pratt

Interstellar Matter

All space contains some matter

Instellar Matter Affects Light

Observations of Interstellar Matter

There are four types of interstellar regions

Nebulae

Messier Objects

The Orion Nebula

Other Nebulae Worth Knowing which are all in the summer sky.