Category:Bok globules

**Bok globule**
	isolated, small, and opaque nebula
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Instance of	astronomical object type;
Subclass of	dark nebula;
Named after	Bart Bok;
Discoverer or inventor	Bart Bok (1947);
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A Bok globule is a dark cloud of dense dust and gas in which star formation sometimes takes place. Bok globules are found within H II regions, and typically have a mass of about 10–50 solar masses contained within a region about a light year or so across.

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

B

Barnard 68‎ (11 F)

C

CG 4‎ (4 F)

Media in category "Bok globules"

The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total.

"Finger of God" Bok globule in the Carina Nebula.jpg 1,280 × 1,024; 377 KB
Barnard 163.jpg 700 × 707; 192 KB
Bok globules in IC2944 complete.png 746 × 750; 610 KB
Bok globules in IC2944.jpg 1,480 × 1,498; 1.6 MB
CruOB1detail.jpg 1,022 × 802; 881 KB
Dark and towering (potw2411a).jpg 13,615 × 12,674; 62.99 MB
Dark and towering (potw2411a).tiff 13,615 × 12,674; 399.81 MB
Festive and Free-Floating (potw2251a).jpg 3,977 × 3,878; 7.97 MB
Festive and Free-Floating (potw2251a).tiff 3,977 × 3,878; 88.29 MB
Hs-2007-16-e-800x800.jpg 1,600 × 1,600; 1.16 MB
Molecular.cloud.arp.750pix.jpg 750 × 557; 81 KB
NGC 281HSTFull.jpg 2,873 × 3,885; 13.77 MB
Pacman nebula.jpg 4,544 × 3,411; 13.47 MB

Category:Bok globules

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B

C

Media in category "Bok globules"

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