NGC 2024 - Flame Nebula
Orion
Penryn, California
January 2004
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM @ f6 LRGB 15 minutes each
NGC 2024 is near the bright star Zeta Orionis, the eastern most star in the belt of Orion. Zeta Orionis provides the illumination for the Flame Nebula.
Click on the above image for a 1997 film image of the flame and surrounding area.