Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2359
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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula, Sean Liang
NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula
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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula, Sean Liang
NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula
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NGC 2359 (also called Thor's Helmet Nebula) is a beautiful nebula produced by a dying star.

 The bubble-shaped filaments in the centre are made by a Wolf-Rayet star (WR7) shredding its outer layers. The radiation from the star energised the materials, causing them to glow. The star will soon have its final ending in a spectacular supernova explosion; what we are seeing in the image is its last cosmic swansong.

 (The data was acquired from iTelescope, which I processed using pixinsight and photoshop).

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NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula, Sean Liang