Nebula

A nebula, or galactic nebula or nebula cloud, is an interstellar cloud of matter, usually gases (such as hydrogen) and dust. Many nebulae are stellar nurseries. Colloquially, nebulas were called "gas clouds".
Since sensors and other systems functioned poorly in many nebulae, they were often used by starships to strategic advantage in conflicts.
Nebulae were sometimes known as interstellar dust clouds. ()
The hid inside the Paulson Nebula from a Borg cube, temporarily shielding them from the Borg sensors. ()
In 2371, Tom Riker took the hijacked into a nebula after Major Kira sabotaged the ship and temporarily rendered its cloaking device ineffective. ()
Captain Ransom once hid from a Klingon Bird-of-Prey for three days in a nebula near Epsilon IV. ()
In 2376, crewmember Maxwell Burke suggested taking the ship into a class 2 nebula in order to avoid the pursuing . ()
While Voyager was undergoing a maintenance overhaul in 2377, the searched a nebula near Annari space for dilithium. ()
Later that year, a ship crewed by Hirogen prey holograms, led by Iden, hid from two Hirogen hunting vessels inside a nebula. In response, the Hirogen Alpha ordered one of his ships to circle the nebula, while the other entered it to drive the holograms out. Iden eventually left the nebula on his own to "liberate" three holograms on a nearby Nuu'Bari mining vessel. ()
When the Voyager crew was forced to abandon ship due to tetryon radiation from a subspace mine in 2377, The Doctor, as the ECH, took the ship into a nebula to escape marauders. ()
In 2401, nebula was listed as one of the results in Raffaela Musiker's search for the "red lady". ()
== Nebula classification ==
* Class 1
* Class 2
* Class 3
* Class 9
* Class 11
* Class 17
* Class J
* Class K
* Class T
* Mutara class
== Nebula types ==
* Dark nebula
* Dark matter nebula
* Dichromic nebula
* Emission nebula
* Globule
* Hydrogen cloud
* Inversion nebula
* Micro-nebula
* Oscillating nebula
* Planetary nebula
* Proto-nebula
* Protostellar nebula
* Reflection nebula
* Stellar nursery
== Nebulae ==
* 'etnap Nebula
* Agrat-mot Nebula
* Alwanir Nebula
* Arachnid Nebula
* Azure Nebula
* Baber Nebula
* Badlands
* Barnes Nebula
* Beta Niobe Nebula
* Betreka Nebula
* Borgolis Nebula
* Briar Patch
* Bubble Nebula
* Carina Nebula
* Cat's Eye Nebula
* Chamra Vortex
* Chantico Nebula
* Coalsack Nebula
* Crab Nebula
* Crescent Nebula
* Dumbbell Nebula (retconned)
* Dwyer Nebula
* Eagle Nebula
* Excellon Nebula
* FGC-47
* Foster Nebula
* Frazee's Nova
* Friedlich Nebula
* Gamma Erandi Nebula
* Gullory Nebula
* Helaspont Nebula
* Hodges Nebula
* Horsehead Nebula
* Hromi Cluster
* Hugora Nebula
* Ionite Nebula
* Indus Nebula
* Jenkata Nebula
* Jonisian Nebula
* Keyhole Nebula
* L'Tar Nebula
* Lantar Nebula
* Lauritson Nebula
* M2-9
* MacPherson Nebula
* Mar Oscura Nebula
* McAllister C-5 Nebula
* Mutara Nebula
* Nebula C
* Necro Cloud
* Nekrit Expanse
* Ngame Nebula
* Omarion Nebula
* Ordek Nebula
* Orion Nebula
* Orpisay Nebula
* Paulson Nebula
* Red Lady Nebula
* Ring Nebula
* Robinson Nebula
* Rolor Nebula
* Ryton Nebula
* Stevens Nebula
* Tibor Nebula
* Tong Beak Nebula
* Trifid Nebula
* Vaultera Nebula
* Veil Nebula
* Veraflex Nebula
* Verubin Nebula
* Vodrey Nebula
* Volterra Nebula
* Wise Nebula
* Yridia Nebula
Unnamed nebulae
== Appendices ==
=== See also ===
* :Category: Nebulae
* Nucleogenic cloud being
=== Background information ===
In the of , the film would have begun in deep space. After witnessing a supernova, the camera would move on, searching for V'ger. In its search, the camera would have seen "sparkling nebulae."
The final draft script of refers to the Agasorian Nebula, though that particular nebula is not referenced in canon.
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