Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet, Derryk
NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet
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NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet

NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet, Derryk
NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet
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NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet

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Description

NGC2359 is an emission nebula located in Canis Major about 12,000 light-years away.

Taken from February-April 2020 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 960 mins (16 hrs)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm Hα 5nm

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames: Astrodon Hα: 64x900s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet, Derryk