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This is the first of this type of image after many thousands for me. I can only guess these are gas clouds.
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by JeanTate
A (belated) welcome to Galaxy Zoo, aussiegoodstuff!
Yes, this is a 'nebula' in our own galaxy, and there are several threads on them in the Galaxy Zoo forum, for example The Nebulae Collection (formed from many threads). This particular one is a mix of dust and gas, shining with reflected light from bright stars (by dust) and a kind of fluorescence (by gas).
Here's a zoomed out view:
Happy (continued) hunting! 😃
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