Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet with a William Optics GT81, Warwick
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet with a William Optics GT81
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet with a William Optics GT81

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet with a William Optics GT81, Warwick
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet with a William Optics GT81

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I had not previously imaged Thor's Helmet because I did not think I had enough focal length to get a good image. Then one of my friends at Canberra Astronomical Society showed me a decent image taken with a William Optics GT71.

So, here is my image at 382mm focal length. It is a composite of RGB stars and HOO with the Optolong L-Extreme taken on the ZWO 2600MC Pro. Shooting from a dark bortle 2 location definitely helped.

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet with a William Optics GT81, Warwick