Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)

Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) 2 weeks ago 93 views4500×30002.78 MB

Johnny Qiu

Remote observatory

Ori

5h 41m 41s · -1° 49′ 52″

0.34°

0.45″/px

-0.45°N

Integration

Lum/Clear	37×300″	4h 10′	3 days	17%
R	33×300″	3h 30′	6 days in 2025	19%
G	29×300″	3h 15′	6 days in 2025	19%
B	24×300″	2h 30′	6 days in 2025	19%
Hα	81×300″	6h 45′	4 days	94%
Totals		20h 10′	12 days	30%

Lum/Clear	37×300″=4h 10′
3 days	17%

R	33×300″=3h 30′
6 days in 2025	19%

G	29×300″=3h 15′
6 days in 2025	19%

B	24×300″=2h 30′
6 days in 2025	19%

Hα	81×300″=6h 45′
4 days	94%

Totals	20h 10′
12 days	30%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	Planewave CDK20 (f/6.8 version)
Camera	QHYCCD QHY600PH M
Mount	Planewave L-500
Filters	Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 50 mm Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 50 mm Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum 50 mm Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 50 mm Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 50 mm
Software	Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Guiding equipment

Guiding camera	QHYCCD QHY5III174 M

Objects

NGC 2024 50 Ori)50 zet Ori Alnitak The star Alnitak (ζ Ori

Description

NGC 2024, also known as the Flame Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Orion, approximately 1,350 light-years from Earth. It lies to the east of Alnitak, one of the stars in Orion's Belt, and is part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.

The brilliance of the Flame Nebula primarily comes from the ultraviolet radiation of Alnitak, which excites the hydrogen gas within the nebula, causing it to emit a reddish glow. The nebula contains a significant amount of dust and gas, forming dark streaks that create the visual impression of flames, which is the origin of its name.

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