Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  IC 468  ·  NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet, Casey Good
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Thor's Helmet

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Thor's Helmet

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Thor's Helmet, a fairly iconic deep sky object, is an emission nebula in the constellation of Canis Major, approximately 12,000 light years away. The entire nebula is powered by a Wolf-Rayet star in the center, an extremely hot star thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution.

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Thor's Helmet, Casey Good