Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula, Juanjo Romero
NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula
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NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula

NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula, Juanjo Romero
NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula
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NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula

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NGC2359 the Thor's Helmet Nebula, is a nebulosity in the constellation Canis Major. The central star is a Wolf-Rayet star. NGC2359 has a visual magnitude of +11.50 and an apparent size of 8.0 x 6.0 arcmin. It is about 1,800 light years from Earth.

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OTA TS102 f/5.6 + ASI294MM + ZWO EFW + LRGB, Ha 6nm, OIII 6nm Astronomik + ZWO EAF+ HEQ-5 Pro belt drive
Guiding 60mm f/4 + ASI224MC + PegasusAstro UCH + PPBMicro;
Total exp.: 4h 12min
(20xHa, 22xOIII)x 360s bin 1 + (50x Dark + 30xFlat, + 30xDarkFlat) bin1
Stars: 15min; (10xR, 10xG, 10xB)x 30s bin2
NINA + CDC + PHD2 + PixInsight 1.8.9.
l'Ampolla (Tarragona, Catalonia - Spain), 2023/03/18

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NGC2359 Thor´s Helmet Nebula, Juanjo Romero