C31, Flaming Star  (NGC 2359), Image cropped and downsized for display here

The bright star to the lower right is lighting up and heating up a cloud of interstellar hydrogen, dust, and debris that lies mostly to the northwest and behind it

10" F6.3 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. Baader coma corrector, Hutech light polution filter. Modified Canon 40D camera at Prime focus
 10 photos 800 sec, ISO 1600
 Photos at the above settings, were aligned, averaged together, then brightness and contrast enhanced