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Thor's Helmet Nebula
NGC2359
Object
Type
Nebula
Constellation
Canis Major
Distance
15,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date
17 Jan 2008 (Winter)
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data
Ha 180 mins @ -20C
Ha 12x15 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics
Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length
1280mm @f/6.4
Mount
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera
SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser
Robo-Focus
Filters
CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha
Software
CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop