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Thor's Helmet Nebula
NGC2359
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Canis Major
Distance 15,000 ly
Magnitude 8
Angular Size
Size
More Info  APOD
Image
Date 2010-02-12
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 90:20:20:20 mins @ -20C
Lum 18x5 (1x1), R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi MT200
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

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