Bipolar nebulae
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| 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. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original | ||||||