List of diffuse nebulae

This is a list of diffuse nebulae. Most nebulae are diffuse, meaning they do not have well-defined boundaries. Types of diffuse nebulae include emission nebulae and reflection nebulae

Emission and reflection nebulae

• Barnard's Loop
• Boomerang Nebula
• Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635
• Bubble Nebula in Barnard's Galaxy
• California Nebula
• Carina Nebula
• Cave Nebula
• Corona Australis Molecular Cloud
• Cone Nebula
• Crescent Nebula
• Double Helix Nebula
• Eagle Nebula
• Elephant's Trunk Nebula
• Eta Carinae Nebula
• Flame Nebula
• Gum Nebula
• Heart Nebula
• Homunculus Nebula
• Horsehead Nebula
• Lagoon Nebula
• North America Nebula
• Omega Nebula
• Orion Nebula
• Pistol Nebula
• Rosette Nebula
• Running Chicken Nebula
• Soul Nebula
• Tarantula Nebula
• Trifid Nebula
• Witch Head Nebula
• Messier 43
• Messier 78, reflection nebula
• NGC 248
• NGC 249
• NGC 256
• NGC 261
• NGC 267
• NGC 281, Pacman Nebula
• NGC 346
• NGC 371
• NGC 588
• NGC 595
• NGC 604
• NGC 1435, reflection nebula in the Pleiades
• NGC 1491
• NGC 1579
• NGC 1714, NGC 1715
• NGC 1788, reflection nebula in Orion
• NGC 1931
• NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977
• NGC 1999, reflection nebula in Orion
• NGC 2014
• NGC 2023
• NGC 2080, Ghost Head Nebula
• NGC 2174
• NGC 2261, variable reflection nebula in Monoceros
• NGC 2736, the Pencil Nebula
• NGC 3576
• NGC 3603
• NGC 6188
• NGC 6193, open cluster with nebulosity in Ara
• NGC 6334
• NGC 6357
• NGC 6559
• NGC 6589, reflection nebula in Sagittarius near NGC 6590 and I 1284
• NGC 6590, reflection nebula
• NGC 6914
• NGC 7129, reflection nebula in Cepheus, near the open cluster NGC 7142
• LBN 7
• LBN 140
• LBN 179
• LBN 206
• LBN 357
• LBN 084.24-07.79
• LHA 120-N55
• vdB1
• vdB 14
• vdB 15
• IC 349, small reflection nebula in the Pleiades
• IC 2177
• IC 2631, reflection nebula in Chamaeleon
• IC 5146
• Sharpless 2-1
• Sharpless 2-157
• Sharpless 2-235
• Sharpless 2-297
• N41
• DWB 20

See also

• Lists of astronomical objects
• List of nebulae