Thor's Helmet in SHO
Thor's Helmet in SHO
From the newly listed pro datasets. Ngc 2359 aka Thor's Helmet, is an emission nebula located in Canis Major surrounded by a dense Hii region. It contains a central bright Wolf-Rayet star and is best viewed with long focal length telescopes. It is considered to be an intermediate target among astrophotographers for its faint nebulous regions surrounding the core and the careful guiding and exposure lengths required to capture this target.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-3 RC-1000AZ
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Date of observation
07 December 2020
Filters
Ha, Sii, Oii
Processing
Pixinsight, photoshop
Credits
Telescope.live
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