Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 13, 1999

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 13, 1999 is “The Flame Nebula in Infrared,” an image. It is credited to Credit: 2MASS Collaboration, U. Mass., IPAC. The original explanation runs about 143 words.

From the explanation

“What lights up the Flame Nebula? Fifteen hundred light years away towards the constellation of Orion lies a nebula which, from its glow and dark dust lanes, appears like a billowing fire.”

— APOD editors, July 13, 1999

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At a glance

Date: July 13, 1999
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: 2MASS Collaboration, U. Mass., IPAC
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 143 words

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Orion Nebulae

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 13, 1999 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1999-july-13-the-flame-nebula-in-infrared

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