Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359  ·  Sh2-298
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Thor's Helmet, Jim DeLillo
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Thor's Helmet

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Thor's Helmet

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Thor's Helmet - NGC2359 - SHO - Pro Dataset

NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The central star is the Wolf-Rayet star WR7, an extremely hot star thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution. It is similar in nature to the Bubble Nebula.

TelescopeLive CHI-3, Chile

CHI-3 is an ASA 1000, a 1-m telescope with a Ritchey Chretien design, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters and Sloan photometric filters. This large aperture telescope is an excellent choice for both scientific applications and astrophotography of deep-sky objects.

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Thor's Helmet, Jim DeLillo