Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet, Chris Plonski
NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet
Powered byPixInsight

NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet, Chris Plonski
NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet
Powered byPixInsight

NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

NGC2359 is commonly known as the Thor's Helmet Nebula, and is located in the constellation of Canis Major (The Big Dog).  It's an emission nebula rich in ionized hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gasses.

Comments

Revisions

  • NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet, Chris Plonski
    Original
  • NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet, Chris Plonski
    B
  • Final
    NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet, Chris Plonski
    C

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

NGC2359, NGC2361, Thor's Helmet, Chris Plonski

In these public groups

N.I.N.A. Users
PixInsight Addicts