Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359  ·  Sh2-298
NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet, John Rathbun
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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet

NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet, John Rathbun
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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet

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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet

The really bright and hot Wolf-Rayet star that lights up this nebula is in the pre-super nova stage of it's life. I hope it goes nova in my life time. It would be interesting to watch!

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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet, John Rathbun