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NGC 2359 SH2-298 Thor’s Helmut, rdhand
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NGC 2359 SH2-298 Thor’s Helmut

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NGC 2359 SH2-298 Thor’s Helmut

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Thor’s Helmut (NGC 2359) is approximately 11,900 light years distant and 30 light-years across. The nebula has a general bubble shape combined with filamentary structures.  The bright star near the bubble’s center has created the bubble by the force of its “stellar wind”. However, this star may go supernova in the relatively near astronomical future.

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NGC 2359 SH2-298 Thor’s Helmut, rdhand

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