Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 12, 2010

The Flame Nebula in Infrared

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 12, 2010 is “The Flame Nebula in Infrared,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: ESO /J. Emerson/ VISTA ; Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit). The original explanation runs about 169 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, on the left, like a billowing fire.”

— APOD editors, January 12, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 12, 2010
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: ESO /J. Emerson/ VISTA ; Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 169 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 12, 2010 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2010-january-12-the-flame-nebula-in-infrared

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