NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula

Bernard Miller

NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula

This is an image of NGC 2359, also known as Thor's Helmet. It is an emission nebula about 12,000 light years away in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is the result of a Wolf-Rayet star (WR7).

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Planewave CDK24

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI PL 9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

21 February 2022

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), SII (3nm), OIII (3nm); 50mm square

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight and Photoshop

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Telescope Live/Bernard Miller