Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  IC 468  ·  NGC 2359  ·  Sh2-298
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet/Duck Nebula, 



    
        

            Stan Smith
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet/Duck Nebula

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet/Duck Nebula, 



    
        

            Stan Smith
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet/Duck Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 11, 2020
Frames:
Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass: 10×300(50′) -15°C bin 1×1
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass: 5×300(25′) -15°C bin 1×1
Integration:
1h 15′
Darks:
25
Avg. Moon age:
18.62 days
Avg. Moon phase:
84.09%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00

RA center: 07h18m30s.57

DEC center: -13°1245.7

Pixel scale: 4.713 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -104.160 degrees

Field radius: 0.861 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 1024x826

File size: 1.0 MB

Locations: Mountain Rest Astronomical Observatory, Mountain Rest, SC, United States

Data source: Own remote observatory

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet/Duck Nebula, 



    
        

            Stan Smith