File:NGC 2024 seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.jpg

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English: The Flame Nebula in X-ray. Pre–main-sequence stars X-ray emission is hundreds to thousands of times higher than X-ray emission from main-sequence stars like the Sun, making X-ray observations an effective means of identifying young stars.
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Source http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/flame/flame_xray.jpg
Author NASA/CXC/PSU/K.Getman, E.Feigelson, M.Kuhn & the MYStIX team

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