Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet, JohnEEvans
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet in narrowband SHO. NGC 2359 is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is 12,000 light years away and about 30 light-years in size. The central star is Wolf-Rayet star WR7, an extremely hot star thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution.

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet, JohnEEvans