Variable nebula

A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 2261, a classic example of a variable nebula.

Variable nebulae are reflection nebulae that change in brightness because of changes in their star.

Nebula

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Visible nebula	Dark nebula Diffuse nebula Emission nebula Planetary nebula Supernova remnant Nova remnant H II region Reflection nebula Variable nebula Preplanetary nebula

Pre-stellar nebula	Giant molecular cloud Bok globule Evaporating gaseous globule Solar nebula

Stellar nebula	Nova remnant Protoplanetary nebula Wolf–Rayet nebula

Post-stellar nebula	Planetary nebula Supernova remnant Pulsar wind nebula Supershell

Clouds	Interstellar cloud Infrared cirrus High-velocity cloud H I region

Morphology	Bipolar nebula Pinwheel nebula

Lists	List Diffuse Planetary (PNe) Protoplanetary (PPNe) Supernova renmants (SNRs)

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Variable nebula

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