Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  IC 468  ·  NGC 2359  ·  Sh2-298
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula, Mark Eby
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula, Mark Eby
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula

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NGC2359 is an emission nebula located 12,000 light-years from Earth stretching 30 light-years across. It consists of ionized gases excited by central star WR7, an extremely hot star about 300,000 times brighter than our Sun, possibly in a pre-supernova stage. The blue-green color indicates a high concentration of OIII. North is to the left.

Triad filter used for Luminance channel, (T)RGB.

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