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Thor's Helmet Nebula
NGC2359
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Canis Major
Distance 15,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 16 Feb 2013 (Winter)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data Ha 120 mins @ -20C
Ha 12x10 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi MT200 Newtonian
Focal Length 1600mm @f/8
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera QSI 683wsg-8
Focuser TAK MEF-1
Filters Astrodon 3nm Ha
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop