The Flame Nebula - NGC2024

The "Flame" Nebula - NGC2024 is an emission nebula in the constellation "Orion", located about 1350 LY away.

This image was a side project after the two galaxies (NGC1512 & NGC1232) I was imaging on the same dates have drifted out of line of sight. This image would have been perfect for such a short exposure time at this focal ration if not for the corrector plate reflections caused by the bright star, "Alnitak".

This image was exposed across multiple nights between 14 and 31 December 2021 for the Luminance, Red, Green and Blue channels for a total exposure time of only 3 hours and 45 minutes. Image taken through a Celestron 8" SCT at f10 (2032mm focal length) using a QHY268M astronomy camera on a CGEM mount.