Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2024
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NGC-2024 - A Brilliant Flame and Nursery, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
NGC-2024 - A Brilliant Flame and Nursery
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NGC-2024 - A Brilliant Flame and Nursery

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NGC-2024 - A Brilliant Flame and Nursery, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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NGC-2024 - A Brilliant Flame and Nursery

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Intricate webs of nebulosity are energized by a cluster of stars, most of which are surrounded by circumstellar discs - planetary systems in the making. This image of the Flame Nebula is a 2-filter-plus-luminance experiment - the omission of the blue data was necessary to tame the brilliance of Orion's eastern-most belt star, Alnitak.

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NGC-2024 - A Brilliant Flame and Nursery, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton