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Flame Nebula
Flame Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Flame Nebula - emission nebula

Flame Nebula, is a emission nebula located in the constellation Orion .

Flame Nebula is magnitude 10 and is 30' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Flame Nebula
      1. Parent structure
      2. Orion Complex
      1. Type:
      2. emission nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 10
      1. Size:
      2. 30'
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 2024

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.