The Flame Nebula (NGC2024)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Flame Nebula is visible from soon after it rises, at 04:54, until soon before it sets at 16:47. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Name The Flame Nebula (NGC2024)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Flame Nebula
The Tank Tracks
NGC 2024[1]
Orion B
Position
Right ascension:05h41m [1]
Declination:−01°51' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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