- 旋涡星云 xuánwōxīngyún spiral nebula
- 河外星云 héwàixīngyún extragalactic nebula
- 暗星云 ànxīngyún dark nebula(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula
- 发射星云 fāshèxīngyún emission nebula
- 弥漫星云 mímànxīngyún diffuse nebula
- 星云表 xīngyúnbiǎo nebula catalogcatalog of stars and nebulae
- 猎户座大星云 Lièhùzuòdàxīngyún Orion Nebulathe Great Nebula in Orion (M42)
- 玫瑰星云 méiguīxīngyún Rosette nebulaRosette nebula NGC 2237
- 礁湖星云 Jiāohú Xīngyún Lagoon NebulaLagoon Nebula, M8
- 老鹰星云 Lǎoyīng Xīngyún Eagle NebulaEagle Nebula, also known as Star Queen Nebula (M16)
- 蜘蛛星云 Zhīzhū Xīngyún Tarantula Nebula
- 蟹状星云 Xièzhuàng Xīngyún Crab Nebula
- 银河星云 Yínhéxīngyún galactic nebulaa galactic nebula
- 马头星云 Mǎtóu Xīngyún Horsehead Nebula
- 马蹄星云 Mǎtíxīngyún Horseshoe NebulaOmega or Horseshoe Nebula M17
- 鹰星云 Yīng Xīngyún Eagle NebulaEagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
- 三叶星云 Sānyè Xīngyún Trifid NebulaTrifid Nebula, M20
- 鹰状星云 Yīngzhuàng Xīngyún Eagle NebulaEagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
- 亮星云 liàngxīngyún diffuse nebula
- 仙女座大星云 Xiānnǚzuòdàxīngyún Andromeda Galaxythe great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
- 反射星云 fǎnshèxīngyún reflection nebula