Thor's Helmet

Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Thor's Helmet

NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) 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.

SPECIFICATIONS

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

Planewave CDK24

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

FLI PL 9000

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

Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile

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

January 2022 (Multiple observations)

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

Astrodon HSO Filters (3nm)

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

DSS, Pixinsight, Photoshop

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

Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Telescope Live

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