... The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared . ... 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. ... Rather the bright star Alnitak , the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion visible just to the right of the nebula, shines energetic light into the Flame that knocks electrons away from the great clouds of hydrogen gas that reside there. ... Dust of the Orion Nebula . ...