lies in the constellation of Orion at a distance of about 1,500 light years. A ten inch
f/4.8 reflector was used unguided, with an Atik 314L CCD camera. 30 sixty second exposures
were stacked making total exposure times of thirty minutes for each RGB colour filter:
NGC2924, SH2-277, The Flame Nebula. This emission nebula lies about one degree east of the
bright star Alnitak in the constellation of Orion at a distance of about 1,500 light
years. A ten inch f/4.8 reflector was used unguided. The camera was an Atik 314L
monochrome camera. 60 second sub-frames were used with total exposure times of 15 minutes
for each RGB colour filter:
