Hi,
This is an image of NGC 2024, also known as the Flame Nebula. It is an
emission nebula 1,500 light years away in the constellation Orion. The
nebula is ionized by the bright star Alnitak, which is just off the FOV at
the bottom of the image and is responsible for the bluish glow at the
bottom. The dark network that appears throughout the nebula is cause by gas
and dust in front of the nebula obscuring the central part. This nebula is
part of the Orion Molecular cloud and lies just northeast of the great Orion
Nebula.
Suggestions and comments welcomed.
http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/NGC2024.htm
Thanks,
Bernard
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