NGC 2024 (Ced 55p) Bright Nebula in Orion
Located at: RA 05 hours 41 minutes 39 seconds, Dec -01 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds
Size: 30' x 20'; Magnitude: --; Class: Emission
North is up
West to the right
| Telescope: |
8" f5 Newtonian reflector |
| Camera: |
ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -25c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.51 |
| Image: |
RED (Hoya 25A) filter, 125 minutes (25 x 5 minute subs) 03/2/2006 |
| Processing: |
MaxIm DL 4.53, Photoshop 7.0 |
| Location: |
Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s |
| Notes: |
This image has 1.8 magnitude Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) in the field. I couldn't get ride of the 'blooming' artifacts', even with Rod Wodaski's DeBloomer plug-in for MaxIm DL ... although the North-South 'fan' is an unavoidable reflection from the Hoya filter. From the NGC / IC Project: Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 2024 NGC 2024 = Flame Nebula = Ced 55p 05 41 43 -01 51.4 Size 30x30 17.5": bright, very large. Consists of two main parallel sections elongated SSW-NNE separated by prominent detailed dark lanes. Excellent structure with ragged edges, gaps, streaks, rifts and various brightness levels. Zeta Orionis 15' NE detracts and the best view is unfiltered. 8": fairly bright, large. Consists of two parallel strips separated by a dark lane. The eastern strip is longer. Appears possibly broken (gap) at the base of "U". Best view with UHC filter. - by Steve Gottlieb |