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NGC 2024 Flame Nebula reedit
Telescope: Vixen R130S Newton (720mm focal length)
Camera: Fuji XT-2 at prime focus
14 x 120 sec. @ ISO 6400
no darks.
Images stacked and stretched with Siril and result slightly processed with Photoshop.
The Flame Nebula NGC 2024 or Sh2-277 is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. Located in the Milky Way it is about 1,500 light-years away.
The bright star Alnitak beneath the nebula shines energetic UV-light into the Flame and ionises the great clouds of hydrogen gas that reside there. Much of the glow results when the electrons recombine there.
Additional dark gas and dust lies in front of the bright part of the nebula and this causes the dark network that appears in the center of the glowing gas.
Beneath the center of the frame you can also find the famous Horsehead Nebula.
NGC 2024 Flame Nebula reedit
Telescope: Vixen R130S Newton (720mm focal length)
Camera: Fuji XT-2 at prime focus
14 x 120 sec. @ ISO 6400
no darks.
Images stacked and stretched with Siril and result slightly processed with Photoshop.
The Flame Nebula NGC 2024 or Sh2-277 is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. Located in the Milky Way it is about 1,500 light-years away.
The bright star Alnitak beneath the nebula shines energetic UV-light into the Flame and ionises the great clouds of hydrogen gas that reside there. Much of the glow results when the electrons recombine there.
Additional dark gas and dust lies in front of the bright part of the nebula and this causes the dark network that appears in the center of the glowing gas.
Beneath the center of the frame you can also find the famous Horsehead Nebula.