Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 9, 2014

The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 9, 2014 is “The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.). The original explanation runs about 172 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, December 9, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 9, 2014
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 172 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 9, 2014 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2014-december-9-the-flame-nebula-in-visible-and-infrared

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