Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  IC 468  ·  NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet - Bicolor Narrowband Image., flyingairedale
Thor's Helmet - Bicolor Narrowband Image.
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Thor's Helmet - Bicolor Narrowband Image.

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NGC 2359, sometimes referred to as Thor's Helmet is an emission nebula in Canis Major. This nebula is rich in ionized oxygen and hydrogen emissions and is represented in a bicolor narrowband palette. Taken from my backyard observatory in heavily light polluted Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Thor's Helmet - Bicolor Narrowband Image., flyingairedale