The Flame Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is around 1350 light years from Earth.
The horsehead nebula in the same frame is a small dark nebula ~1375 light years from Earth.
The red colour is from ionised hydrogen gas Blue colours are generally resulting from a reflection nebula where the interstellar dust grains reflect blue starlight.
The image was taken from a back yard in Winton Central Queensland, Australia.
The image was taken using a Skywatcher Esprit 120ED refractor tel
Flame NGC2024 and Horsehead Nebula NGC2023.
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