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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula, F. Londe
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula, F. Londe
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula

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NGC 2359 is a helmet-shaped cosmic cloud popularly called Thor's Helmet.
This  image is a data from narrowband filters (Optolong L-eXtreme and IDAS NBZ UHS).
It highlights a blue-green color from strong emission due to oxygen atoms in the glowing gas.

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula, F. Londe

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