This is a list of diffuse nebulae . Most nebulae are diffuse , meaning that they do not have well-defined boundaries. Types of diffuse nebulae include emission nebulae and reflection nebulae .
Emission and reflection nebulae
Barnard's Loop
Barnard's Merope Nebula
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
Fish Head Nebula
Fly Nebula
Gum Nebula
Gabriela Mistral Nebula
Heart Nebula
Homunculus Nebula
Horsehead Nebula
Hubble's Variable Nebula
Iris 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 330
LBN 357
LBN 084.24-07.79
LHA 120-N55
vdB1
vdB 12
vdB 13
vdB 14
vdB 15
vdB 16
IC 349 , small reflection nebula in the Pleiades
IC 2177
IC 2631 , reflection nebula in Chamaeleon
IC 4604
IC 4605
IC 5146
Sharpless 2-1
Sharpless 2-112
Sharpless 2-157
Sharpless 2-235
Sharpless 2-297
N41
DWB 20
DWB 169
DWB 175
See also