Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359, Rob Parsons
Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359

Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359, Rob Parsons
Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359
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Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359

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NGC 2359, known as Thor's Helmet is an emission nebula located about 12,000 light-years away.

The "Helmet" is an interstellar bubble, blown by the Wolf-Rayet star near the centre of the bubble.

Captured at El Sauce observatory, Chile using Telescope Live for remote hosting.

Telescope Planewave CDK24

Camera FLI ProLine PL9000

Astrodon 3nm filters

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Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop

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Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359, Rob Parsons

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