Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  HD57027  ·  HD57057  ·  IC 468  ·  LBN 1040  ·  LBN 1041  ·  NGC 2359  ·  Sh2-298
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Thor's Helmet HOO+RGB, Chris Laurel
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Thor's Helmet HOO+RGB

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Thor's Helmet HOO+RGB

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My obsession with Wolf-Rayet stars continues — I just find the reticulated nebulosity to be an irresistible subject. In this rendition of the Helmet (or NGC 2359), I've opted for HOO bicolor with RGB stars. I opted for a coloration scheme that's not too far from what you see in a straight up RGB image of the object, though it's slightly less green. The combination of a wide field, heavy star reduction, and a fairly long integration (10 hours each for H-a and OIII) gives a good view of the extended nebulosity.

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Description: Dialed back saturation of stars

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Thor's Helmet HOO+RGB, Chris Laurel

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Wolf-Rayet Nebulae