The Hidden Fires of the Flame Nebula Size:40cm x 50cm (16'' x 20'') And it’s damaging them

And it’s damaging them

Creation © Sybille Sterk Do not copy or publish this in any way

This illustration was created using watercolour and has tones of soft pinks

" - a pun on the name of the vegetables - the one in the middle is getting a bit squashed by the others surounding it

The Hidden Fires of the Flame Nebula Size:40cm x 50cm (16'' x 20'') And it’s damaging themThis image, the first to be released publicly from VISTA, the worlds largest survey telescope, shows the spectacular star forming region known as the Flame Nebula, or NGC 2024, in the constellation of Orion (the Hunter) and its surroundings. In views of this evocative object in visible light the core of the nebula is completely hidden behind obscuring dust, but in this VISTA view, taken in infrared light, the cluster of very young stars at the objects