Nebulae are insterstellar cloud of dust or gases. They are distingued into 2 main families: diffuse nebulae and dark nebulae. Diffuse ones may be emissives, or reflectives (light from a near star is reflected on the nebula). When nebulae emit their own light (emissives), they can be categorized into different types: HII region, supernova remnant, Wolf-Rayet nebula or planetary nebula.