NGC_2359 Thor's Helmet2 (NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet)

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:27:06 -0300

NGC2359 Thor's Helmet is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is about 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..

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Total image time was 2 hours.

Exposure

6x20 min.

ISO

3200

Camera

Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]

Optics

120mm Skywatcher Esprit on a Celestron CGX mount

Guiding

ZWO ASI224MC using Phd2

Controller

Kstars on MeLe Quieter 3C

Filter

Triad Quad Ultra

Location

Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.

Date

2023-03-21

Processing

Processed in PixInsight.

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Further processing in Lightroom

Date: March 26, 2025

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NGC_2359 Thor's Helmet2 (NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet)