NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (Tom Engwall)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Canis Major (CMa) · Contains: IC 468 · LBN 1040 · LBN 1041 · NGC 2359 · PGC 136794 · Sh2-298

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet

Thor's Helmet is a classic target that I have been wanting to get to for some time. I shot subs in SHO (+ RGB for stars only) but ended up only using the Ha and Olll to make it an HOO image. I liked the colors I was getting from HOO - particularly the teals and the shades of red. I also have been experimenting more with GHS and tried it in many different iterations but ended up starting with a traditional HT then using GHS subtly to bring out some contrast. That seemed to work for me and will continue to explore GHS.

This image was captured on my equipment at PixelSkies in Castillejar, Spain. All my imaging is done there remotely and I would like to mention how nice it is to be able to do that. Dave Wills has built a terrific facility there and has helped me with many technical issues that would have been very difficult for me even if I was onsite but I am 4000 miles away, so I really appreciate his help. It is so nice to be able to image remotely and not worry about my equipment and benefit from clear dark skies that I could never get where I live.

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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	7740343
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	07h18m37s.829
RA (top/left)	07h16m52s.551
RA (top/right)	07h17m37s.329
RA (bottom/right)	07h20m23s.537
RA (bottom/left)	07h19m38s.400

Dec (center)	-13°12′11″.77
Dec (top/left)	-12°45′33″.87
Dec (top/right)	-13°46′07″.91
Dec (bottom/right)	-13°38′47″.66
Dec (bottom/left)	-12°38′15″.22

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