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Interstellar medium > Nebulae > Bipolar nebulae

Preferred term

Bipolar nebulae  

Definition

  • An interstellar cloud of ionized gas with two main lobes which lie symmetrically on either side of a central star. The bipolar shape is generally due to the ejection of material by the central star in opposing directions. (en)

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  • Bipolar nebula (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/155

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