Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet from the city, Marius Bednar
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet from the city
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet from the city

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet from the city, Marius Bednar
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet from the city

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Thor's Helmet taken from my balcony under urban skies. 
The helmet culminates at only 25° at my latitude and quite early this time of the year, which did not leave me much time to image. 
H alpha turned out much weaker than OIII and I had to push pretty hard to get at least some reds.

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet from the city, Marius Bednar