The Flame Nebula (NGC2024)

Image of the Flame Nebula
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 is visible between 20:02 and 03:42. It will become accessible at around 20:02, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:52, 45° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:42 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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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
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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