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Thors Helmet NGC 2359, Terry Hancock

Thors Helmet NGC 2359

Thors Helmet NGC 2359, Terry Hancock

Thors Helmet NGC 2359

Description

Presented here in LRGB, H-Alpha and OIII, this collaboration by Kim Quick and Terry Hancock was captured by Kim over 17 nights between 12/28/14 - 2/15/15 from his backyard observatory in Florida under moderately high light polluted sky conditions. Using his QSI 583 Mono CCD and Explorer Scientific ED 127 Refractor. Processed and Calibrated in CCDStack, Post Processing in CS3

Total Integration Time 27 Hrs 30 Minutes

Lying approximately 15 thousand light years away in the constellation Canis Major and about 30 light years across, an Emission Nebula thought to be influenced by a nearby and surrounding Molecular Cloud. It is believed that it's Central Wolf Rayet star WR7 is in it's pre supernova stage of evolution.



Camera QSI 583

Telescope Explorer Scientific ED 127

Hotech 2" Field Flattener

IDAS LPS=P2 2" Filter

Baader OIII Filter

Astronomik HA 6nm Filter

Astronomik R-G-B Filters

Blue 33x8 Min 4 Hrs 24 min Total

Green 3x10 Min 28x8 Min 4 Hrs 14 Min Total

Red 30x8 Min 4 Hrs Total

HA 35x10 Min 5 Hrs 50 Min Total

OIII 39x10 Min 19x8 Min 9 Hrs 2 Min Total

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Thors Helmet NGC 2359, Terry Hancock