Is the Orion Nebula a type of Planetary Nebula?

The Orion Nebula is what we’d generally call a ‘diffuse nebula’, which is just a fancy way of saying that it’s a cloud of gas with no particular shape. We’d also call it an emission nebula, because it’s being heated to the point where it glows. And it is an active star-forming region, as you said. read more

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. read more

Saturn Nebula NGC 7009: Located in the constellation Aquarius, the Saturn Nebula, or NGC 7009, has a bright central star surrounded by a football shaped array of gas and dust. Stingray Nebula (Hen-1357): The youngest known planetary nebula, Hen-1357 is as large as 130 solar systems. read more