Wallpaper author:
John Tipton
03 Mar 2022
Thor's Helmet
Thor's Helmet (NGC2359) is an emission nebula with a Wolf-Rayet star at it's center. The OIII emission (blue in image) is particularly strong for this object.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2359
18 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 109.625 Dec -13.2267
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................31 Oct 2019 - 20 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 94 | 1h36m | 61 |
| Red | 133 | 2h15m | 61 |
| Blue | 83 | 1h24m | 61 |
| Luminance | 156 | 2h36m | 60 |
| Halpha | 895 | 14h55m | 60 |