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Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)


Flame and Horsehead Nebulae
The Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula.
Image courtesy Richard Crisp
A beautiful emission nebula in Orion that is ionized and caused to luminesce by the easternmost star in Orion's Belt, Alnitak (Zeta Orionis). The Flame Nebula glows in a variety of colors, from yellow to orange, though the predominant hue is shell-pink. It lies close by the famous Horsehead Nebula.


angular diameter 30'
distance ~900 light-years
position R.A. 05h 41m 54s
Dec. 01° 51' 00"


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