NGC2359

Thor's Helmet Nebula

NGC2359

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Object Info

Type

Nebula

Constellation

Canis Major

Distance

15,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

February 12, 2010

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 18x5 (1x1), R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

1200mm @f/6

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

TAK MEF-1

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop