Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), 



    
        

            Imran Badr
Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)

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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), 



    
        

            Imran Badr
Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)

Acquisition details

Dates:
Dec. 8, 2022
Frames:
24×600(4h)
Integration:
4h
Avg. Moon age:
15.07 days
Avg. Moon phase:
99.89%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6728415

RA center: 07h18m35s.5

DEC center: -13°1340

Pixel scale: 1.402 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 97.422 degrees

Field radius: 0.332 degrees

Resolution: 1177x1236

File size: 11.1 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

Thor's Helmet Nebula (NGC 2359)

While I was shooting the Elephant trunk on Dec 8, it went behind my neighbor's roof. There were still a few hours left so I searched for another object. I wasn't willing to give up on the only few hours left before the next cycle of rain was about to kick in. 
Thor's helmet was way too close to the full moon but I thought of giving that a try anyways. Here is the result of 4 hours integration.

SW Espirit 100ED
ZWO AM5
ZWO OAGL
ZWO ASI290mm mini guide
ZWO EFW
ZWO EAF
ZWO ASI2600mc pro
Optolong L-ultimate 600s 4 hours
30 Dark, flat and dark flats
DSS, PixInsight, Gimp, Topaz, Photoshop for Star spikes 4 plugin.
Bortle 7/8, San Jose, CA

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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), 



    
        

            Imran Badr