Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet, something to build on, Rich DeMidio
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Thor's Helmet, something to build on

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Thor's Helmet, something to build on, Rich DeMidio
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Thor's Helmet, something to build on

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I normally do not post images until I have a good amount of subs, but I decided to share what I currently have.  I found out late in the winter that this target was indeed visible from my location so I was able to gather a single dataset.  Unfortunately, between travel and bad weather, I was unable to capture more.  Nonetheless, it looked descent so I wanted to establish a baseline to revise next winter when I can image it again.  I read about the wolf rayet star WR27 that powers the nebula and that it might eventually go supernova.  It is currently fusing helium into ionized nitrogren, or carbon.  I also read that it is also called the "Duck Nebula" which I had never knew.

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Thor's Helmet, something to build on, Rich DeMidio