Bok globule Comparison Table

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Bok globule comparison table

Subject has definition has radiu is a kind of

dark nebula A relatively dense cloud of interstellar matter whose dust particles obscure the light from stars beyond it and give the cloud the appearance of a region devoid of stars. nebula

Bok globule A compact, spherical dark nebula that absorbs radiation. Estimates of their mass suggest that their density is too low for gravitational collapse. They tend to lie in regions of much dust but less gas than would be expected for star-forming regions. 10³ to 10⁵ AU dark nebula

Subject	has definition	has radiu	is a kind of
dark nebula	A relatively dense cloud of interstellar matter whose dust particles obscure the light from stars beyond it and give the cloud the appearance of a region devoid of stars.		nebula
Bok globule	A compact, spherical dark nebula that absorbs radiation. Estimates of their mass suggest that their density is too low for gravitational collapse. They tend to lie in regions of much dust but less gas than would be expected for star-forming regions.	10³ to 10⁵ AU	dark nebula

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