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

NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet, James Schrader
NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet
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NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet

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NGC 2359 is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The central star is the Wolf-Rayet star WR7, an extremely hot giant thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution.

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14 x 480s, ISO 800

57 darks, 65 flats, 350 bias

Gear: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph, Canon 450D, Baader MPCC

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NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet, James Schrader