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Thor's Helmet Nebula
NGC2359
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Canis Major
Distance 15,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 04 Feb 2005 (Winter)
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 60:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 4x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop