Orion’s Belt and The Flame Nebula | ESO

Orion’s Belt and The Flame Nebula | ESO

This spectacular visible light wide-field view of part of the famous belt of the great celestial hunter Orion shows the region of the sky around the Flame Nebula. The whole image is filled with glowing gas clouds illuminated by hot blue young stars. It was created from photographs in red and blue light forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Digitized Sky Survey 2 

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Release Date: December 11, 2009

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