NGC 2024 - FLAME NEBULA

Orion

 (ra: 5:41,9 / dec -01:51)

DATA

TYPE: Emission And Reflection Nebula

VISUAL MAGNITUDE: NA

SIZE: 30 arc minutes

DISTANCE: aprox.1200 light years

OBJECT DESCRIPTION

NGC 2024 is a beautiful emission nebula in Orion. The proximity with Alnitak (the southern star of the Orion belt) makes the nebula difficut to detect with telescopes. However this star is half the way and nothing has to the with the brightness. The Flame nebula glows in a varitey of coulours, form yellow to orange. The photgrahp was processed from a B&W frame and shows an artificial colour. 

IMAGE INFORMATION

SCOPE: Celestron C8, Vixen GPDX Mount, with Sky Sensor 2000

SKY CONDITIONS: Visual limit magnitude 4.

CAMERA: Starlight Xpress SXV M7 @f 6.3

FILTERS: Astronomik Ha

EXPOSSURES: 7 x 5 minutes

GUIDING: Synta 70/400 Refractor and SXV Guide Head, AA 3.71 Control Camera Plugin

PROCESSED: Calibrated darks, flats, and offsets in ImagesPlus. Photoshop CS