Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet), BrettD
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet)
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet)

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet), BrettD
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet)
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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet)

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NGC 2359 - known as the "Duck Nebula", and more commonly "Thor's Helmet" is approximately 15,000 light years away  in the constellation Canis Major.

The interstellar 'bubble that is Thor's Helmet owes Its distinctive shape to the large nearby molecular cloud it is being blown into, by its bight central "Wolf-Rayet" star.
Wolf Rayet stars are rare, and extremely hot (25,000-50,000K) stars in a brief, pre-supernova stage of evolution.

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NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet), BrettD

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