Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
22 Oct 2025
The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)
A star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Orion.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2024
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 85.48029 Dec -1.8486
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Dec 2023 - 28 Jan 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 326 | 2h5m | 23 |
| SII | 300 | 1h55m | 23 |
| OIII | 274 | 1h45m | 23 |