Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet, Patrick Stevenson
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet, Patrick Stevenson
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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet

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NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 11.96 thousand light years away and 30 light-years in size. The central star is the Wolf-Rayet starWR7, 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.

This is previous data that was reprocessed with more learning from Dr Vic Beer.  Still a ways to go.

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NGC2359 Thor's Helmet, Patrick Stevenson

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