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==List of deep-sky object types== There are many astronomical object types that come under the description of ''deep-sky objects''. Since the definition is objects that are not [[Solar System]] objects or individual stars, examples include:<ref>{{cite book|author=W.H. Finlay|title=Concise Catalog of Deep-sky Objects: Astrophysical Information for 500 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMDiXFE39HQC&pg=PT10|year=2003|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-85233-691-2|page=10}}</ref> * [[Black hole]]s<ref>{{Britannica|67925|Black hole}}</ref> and [[Active galactic nucleus|active galactic nuclei]]<ref>{{Britannica|1364323|Active glactic nucleus}}</ref> * [[Nebula]]e ** [[Bright nebula]]e *** [[Emission nebula]]e *** [[Reflection nebula]]e *** [[H II region]]s *** [[Nebula#Diffuse nebulae|Diffuse ionized gas]] *** [[Planetary nebula]]e *** [[Nebula#Supernova remnants|Supernova remnants]] ** [[Dark nebula]]e<ref>{{Britannica|407602|Nebula}}</ref> * [[Galaxy|Galaxies]]<ref>{{Britannica|223818|Galaxy}}</ref> * [[Star cluster]]s ** [[Open cluster]]s ** [[Globular cluster]]s<ref>{{Britannica|563485|Star cluster}}</ref>
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