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

Thor's Helmet, Brendan Studds
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Thor's Helmet

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NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula[3] in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 3,670 parsecs (11.96 thousand light years) away and 30 light-years in size. The central star is the Wolf-Rayet star WR7, an extremely hot star thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution.


Bit of a small target for my wide refractor, and broadband during full moon is never a good idea. Don't look too closely, I had to abuse the hell out of my data to get this much.

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Thor's Helmet, Brendan Studds

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