Object: Emission nebula NGC2174 in Orion
Exposure: Composite of three 50-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 2700dpi with a Polaroid Sprintscan 35 Plus, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Telescope: TeleVue 102mm f/8.6 APO refractor @ f/6.9
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Ektapress PJ400
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Date: 03/17/01
Comments: Located in the northern Orion near the Gemini border, NGC2174 is a failry bright yet often overlooked nebula. Open cluster NGC2175 can also be found in the image.
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