Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  HD57008  ·  HD57027  ·  HD57057  ·  HD57083  ·  LBN 1040  ·  LBN 1041  ·  NGC 2359  ·  Sh2-298
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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula HOO, Eric Smith
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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula HOO

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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula HOO

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Imaged over 11 nights in Jan 2023 from Gergal, Spain.

NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 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. (Wikipedia)

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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula HOO, Eric Smith