Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 Ori  ·  48 sig Ori  ·  50 Ori)  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  HD37641  ·  HD37660  ·  HD37674  ·  HD37699  ·  HD37744  ·  HD37776  ·  HD37805  ·  HD37806  ·  HD37903  ·  HD37904  ·  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  LBN 944  ·  LBN 946  ·  LBN 953  ·  LBN 954  ·  LBN 958  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion  ·  And 4 more.
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NGC2024 Flame and Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebulae, Bob McInteer
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NGC2024 Flame and Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebulae

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NGC2024 Flame and Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebulae

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From Wikipedia: The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 900 to 1,500 light-years away. The bright star Alnitak (ζ Ori), the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion, shines energetic ultraviolet light into the Flame and this knocks electrons away from the great clouds of hydrogen gas that reside there. Much of the glow results when the electrons and ionized hydrogen recombine. Additional dark gas and dust lies in front of the bright part of the nebula and this is what causes the dark network that appears in the center of the glowing gas. The Flame Nebula is part of the Orion molecular cloud complex, a star-forming region that includes the famous Horsehead Nebula.

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NGC2024 Flame and Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebulae, Bob McInteer