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 Cambridge , the Flame Nebula will become visible at around 20:17 (EDT), 33° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:40.

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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