Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), Dave Swenson
Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)

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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), Dave Swenson
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)

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Thor's Helmet has long been a desired target of mine, and finally, the 'stars aligned' for me. Taken over 4 nights at Anza-Borrego State Park, a 90 minute drive out of San Diego. The park is known for having dark skies, but frankly, I wasn't that impressed - probably Bortle 3, with a couple of light domes East and North. The actual location where I was setup for 5 days is Blair Valley, primitive camping.

Took nearly 6 hours of Ha, OIII, and SII each (5 minute exposures), with 12 minutes each of RGB (30 second exposures).

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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), Dave Swenson