Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  IC 468  ·  NGC 2359
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet, Oliver Czernetz
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet

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Thor's Helmet

NGC 2359, also known as Thor's Helmet, is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 15,000 light-years away and 30 light-years in size.

Image Assembly and Processing: Oliver Czernetz

Data: POSS-II Survey (R, B)

Software: Fits Liberator, Registar, Photoshop CS5E

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(The Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II) was made by the California Institute of Technology with funds from the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the Sloan Foundation, the Samuel Oschin Foundation, and the Eastman Kodak Corporation.)

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet, Oliver Czernetz