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Thor's Helmet

 

 

Object Emission Nebula, NGC2359, "Thor's Helmet",  in Canis Major
Telescope (Photo) Celestron 11" EdgeHD OTA @ f/7 on Losmandy G-11 Moun t
Telescope (Guiding) Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/15.625 on Losmandy G11 Mount  
Camera (Photo) SBIG ST8300M monochrome CCD with tri-color (R/G/B) filters controlled by Sequence Generator Pro  
Camera (Guiding) SBIG ST-i w/PHD2 Guiding
Exposure Detail Combination of 10 luminance images binned 1x1 at 300 seconds each and 10 each R/G/B images binned 2x2 at 120 seconds each;  calibrated with bias, flat, and dark frames; image processing w/ PixInsight 1.8.9
Location Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL  (N29.406, W82.859)
Date 02/19/2023
(reprocessed 12/06/2024)