NGC 2024 - Flame Nebula

 Emission Nebula

 In constellation Orion

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The Flame Nebula consists of ionized Hydrogen

atoms just below the bright star Alnitak.

The dark lanes is interstellar dust being obsorbed.

The Flame Nebula is located around

1,500 light years away.

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RA 05^h 41^m 54.00^s

DEC +01° 51′ 00.0″

Flame Nebula has a mag (brightness) of 6.0

and its size is 30'.0

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm [image cropped to fit]

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 400 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

Guide Camera : GSTAR-EX Video

Manually Guided

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24 x 210 second exposures [84 minutes]

at ISO 800. Imaged in 1/2 moon lit skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

21:30 on 22/01/2010.