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20-Dec-14 Andy Casely

Thor's Helmet

Loftus, NSW

A nebula (NGC2359) surrounding a very energetic Wolf-Rayet star in Canis Major, a colourful field. It's pretty easy to see where the name came from, even in this fairly noisy image from a warm evening.

Canon EOS 60D
6 x 5-minute exposures (1 hour integration time), ISO800, EOS 60D, darks, flats and bias subtracted. 150mm f/5 Newtonian on HEQ5 pro mount, Orion mini autoguider. Stacked and processed in PixInsight and Photoshop. full exif

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