This picture is called "Inside the Flame Nebula" and it is a combination of X-ray data from the Chandra Observatory and infrared images from the Spitzer Space telescope. The Flame Nebula is in the dusty, star-forming region in Orion's Belt, only 1,400 light years away. This particular image shows the recently formed, embedded cluster of NGC 2024, ranging in age from 200,00 to 1.5 million years old. This composite image spans about 15 light years across the nebula's center.
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