"white nebula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white nebulae [plural]
Etymology: white + nebula Head templates: {{en-noun|white nebulae}} white nebula (plural white nebulae)
  1. (astronomy, obsolete) a nebula that appears white in colouration through a high-powered telescope (nebulae often appear to have some hint of colour through a powerful telescope, but white when not using a powerful instrument); these nebulae were generally to be determined to be galaxies in the 20th century Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Astronomy Coordinate_terms: spiral nebula, great nebula
    Sense id: en-white_nebula-en-noun-YB8WGj7O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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