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The Flame Nebula designated as NGC 2024 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion

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Emission nebulae are clouds of ionised gas that emit their own light at optical wavelengths

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The Flame Nebula sits on the eastern hip of the Orion the Hunter constellation. It is abut 1,400 light years from Earth.

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The Flame Nebula is part of a vast star forming region known as the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.
The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex also includes the famous Orion Nebula, De Mairan's Nebula, the Horsehead Nebula, the Lambda Orionis molecular ring, the emission nebula Barnard's loop, and the reflection nebula Messier 78.

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Astronomers have made an important advance in the understanding of how clusters of stars like our sun form using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and infrared telescopes.

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The Flame Nebula is illuminated by the bright star Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's Belt. Alnitak is a multiple star system consisting of a hot blue supergiant and two fourth magnitude companions.

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Seen in ordinary light, the Flame Nebula glows in a variety of colors, from yellow to orange, though the predominant hue is shell-pink

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Picture of Flame Nebula and its neighbor the Horsehead Nebula. This is a composite image of shots taken in Red, Green, Blue, and Hydrogen Alpha (Ha) filters.

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Picture of Flame Nebula in Visible Light

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Picture of Flame Nebula in Infrared

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The Flame Nebula is a beautiful nebula in the night sky. The Flame Nebula is located in the Orion constellation. It is about 900 to 15,000 light years away. The Flame Nebula is an emission nebula, and resides in a vigorous star forming region. This vast star forming region is called the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex is located in the Orion constellation. Here many stars are born in the area of star forming. Our star was most likely created in similar regions. There are many different types of nebulae in the great universe. Basically a nebula is a cloud of dust, helium, hydrogen, and other ionised gases in space.  The Flame Nebula is an emission nebula. An emission nebula is a cloud of ionised gas that emits its own visible light. The Flame Nebula is illuminated by the nearby star Alnitak. Alnitak is the easternmost star in the famous Orion’s Belt constellation. Alnitak is 20 times the mass of our sun.  Alnitak shines energy ultraviolet light into the Flame Nebula Alnitak warms up the gases in the Flame Nebula. This makes the Flame Nebula glow showing special and amazing colors. Its western part of the Flame Nebula has a blue glare from Alnitak.  The dark black central area that resembles the licks of fire in the Flame Nebula is caused by dust in the front. The cloud of dust makes Alnitak 4 billion times dimmer, than what is actually looks like. The Flame Nebula is also known as NGC 2024.

Different photos taken in different setting reveal the flame nebula in different aspects. Photos taken in visible light clearly shows the ‘flame’ in flame nebula. Photos taken in infrared does not show the dark central area as well, but rather a beautiful round light tendrils surrounding only a few lanes of dust in center of the nebula. Photos taken in different composite images of color, can create amazing photos in different colors such as purple and green. Each photo depicts the flame galaxy differently. The Flame Nebula does not have perfect defined lines or edges. The Flame Nebula is more freeform, the dust lanes spreading out in different directions..

While the Flame Nebula by itself isn’t very well known, it is a part of extremely important events and places. Without the Flame Nebula residing in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, future stars may not be born. The Flame Nebula is also a part of the Orion Constellation that we can see in the winter. The Flame Nebula has a partner in the night sky. The famous Horsehead nebula illuminates the sky with the Flame Nebula. The Flame Nebula is brighter and larger than the Horsehead nebula. The Flame Nebula is a nursery for more than 800 young stars. To be able to see stars coming to life, astronomers use infrared, as the birth of stars is not visible without infrared. Stars are forming from the molecular hydrogen in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The Flame Nebula was first discovered by Wilhelm Herschel in 1786.

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