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NGC 2359 - Lucky Image Capture, Anthony Fuller
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NGC 2359 - Lucky Image Capture

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NGC 2359 - Lucky Image Capture, Anthony Fuller
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NGC 2359 - Lucky Image Capture

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The emission nebula NGC 2359 is in the constellation Big Dog or Canis Major and is known by the name Thor's Helmet.

The object lies about 12,000 light-years away.  The image was taken with only one hour exposure time. I guess you could call this a Luck Image capture.

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