Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet, Scott Deming
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet, Scott Deming
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet
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This is Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359. I took this on a very clear and cold night, February 16th 2021. I had to do a meridian flip, as this started out fairly close to the meridian when I began. This is a tough target to image and process, due to the amount of bright stars surrounding the nebula.

Equipment:

Telescope: Orion 8" f3.9 Newtonian

Imaging Camera: QHY294C

Explore Scientific Coma Corrector

CLS Light Pollution Filter

Orion 60mm Guide Scope

ZWO120mini Guide Camera

Celestron CGX Mount

Acquired using SharpCap

PHD2 Guiding

CPWI Mount and Slew Controls

104 two minute lights

40 darks

40 flats

40 dark flats

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet, Scott Deming