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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), Jon Bryan
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)

Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), Jon Bryan
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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)

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This emission nebula in Canis Major is generated by Wolf-Rayet star WR7.

I imaged this the night of December 14, 2023 from my home twenty miles east of Albuquerque (Bortle 4).

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Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359), Jon Bryan