Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  HD56501  ·  HD56771  ·  HD57008  ·  HD57027  ·  HD57057  ·  HD57083  ·  IC 468  ·  LBN 1040  ·  LBN 1041  ·  NGC 2359  ·  PGC 136794  ·  PGC 149790  ·  Sh2-298
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Thor's helmet from SPICA, Yannis Doukakis
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Thor's helmet from SPICA, Yannis Doukakis
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Thor's helmet from SPICA

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Description

Thor's helmet nebula, NGC 2359, is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 11.96 thousand light years away and 30 light-years in size.
Photographed during most of January, almost 20 hours of data using R,G,B and then adding Ha and Oiii.

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Thor's helmet from SPICA, Yannis Doukakis

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S.P.I.C.A. Cyprus Remote Observatory