Wallpaper author:
Ian Baber
26 Mar 2023
THOR'S HELMET V3 (HOO).
NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2359
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 109.625 Dec -13.2267
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Nov 2020 - 27 Dec 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 450 | 1h30m | 12 |
| OIII | 491 | 1h30m | 11 |
| SII | 273 | 50m | 11 |