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0
Photographer:
Edski2000
Location of Photo:
Anserson SC
Date/Time of photo:
02/24&25/2025
Equipment:
Stellarvue Telescope SVX102 Raptor with reducer/flattener ZWO 2600 MC Pro one shot color camera cooled to -4F @ 101 gain Skywatcher EQ6R Pro Mount Antlia Tri Band RGB filter 50mm Astromania Guide Scope w/ZWO 290 Guide camera ZWO Asiair Pro w/EAF focuser Processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo
Description:
NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately (12 thousand light years) away and 30 light-years in size. The central star is the Wolf-Rayet star WR7, an extremely hot star thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution. It is similar in nature to the Bubble Nebula, but interactions with a nearby large molecular cloud are thought to have contributed to the more complex shape and curved bow-shock structure of Thor's Helmet.
