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Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) and Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359), Harold Soto
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Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) and Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359)

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Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) and Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359), Harold Soto
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Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) and Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359)

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The Seagull Nebula is made up of NGC 2327 (the head) and IC 2177 (the wings), which are located 3.650 light-years apart in the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. The emission nebula NGC 2359, sometimes referred to as Thor's Helmet, is located in the constellation Canis Major. One of my favorite edits to date, wanted to emphasize H II regions.

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The Seagull nebula, seen in this infrared mosaic from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, draws its common name from it resemblance to a gull in flight. But it depends on your point of view. When the image is rotated 180 degrees it bears a passing resemblance to a galloping lizard - or perhaps a dragon or a dinosaur. The image spans an area about seven times as wide as the full moon, and three times as high (3.55 by 1.37 degrees), straddling the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major (the Big Dog). So you might say this lizard is running with the Big Dog, while the gull is flying from it.

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Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) and Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359), Harold Soto

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