NGC 2174 is a bright emission nebula surrounding HD42088, a mag 7.55, O-type star in northern Orion. Most large emission nebulae have an O-type star near their centers. The orange star at lower left is HD252208, a type K star. The brighter star at the top is also a type K.
This is a full spectrum image tempered by the Astronomik CLS light pollution filter. The camera was the SXVF-H9C. The image is a stack of 18x9' frames.
The telescope for this image is new, an 8" Newtonian reflector with parts gathered from various suppliers. I am not finished tweaking the telescope yet, but I like this image. I also like the speed of this scope. Whereas my classical Cassegrain images (with reducer) at f/8.1, this scope images (with coma corrector) at f/4.9.
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