Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  50 Ori)  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 435  ·  LBN 944  ·  LBN 946  ·  LBN 953  ·  LBN 954  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  The star Alnitak (ζ Ori  ·  VdB51
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NGC 2024 - Flame Nebula, Alberto Pisabarro
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NGC 2024 - Flame Nebula, Alberto Pisabarro
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The choice of this frame is intended to see this nebula as a burning tree lying on a field of hydrogen and dust, but if we look closely we can see that there are several layers of gas and dust shaping this nebula. The star that floods the image with light is Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's belt, only 1400 light years away from us. NGC 2024, also known as the Flame Nebula, this nebula is located in the Orion constellation, although we can also see part of the IC 434 nebular complex and some objects such as NGC 2023 just below or IC 435 in the lower left corner.

It has been acquired from the remote observatory Deep Sky West in Rowe New Mexico, where my dear friends and fellow fans Jim Y Linda Powell has hosted and pilot a great team.
Thank you very much, dear friends.

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