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NGC 2359 in Canis Major
Date of Obs ..... January 17, 2021 |
This object is colloquially known as "Thor's Helmet" and is often featured in colorful images of astronomy and more than once on the APOD website. I had never attempted to see this before, probably because I assumed that it was only a photographic object. It turns out that is not the case! I was able to see indications of the nebulosity immediately upon coming to the area, and after a bit of time staring at the location, I could tell that the central region was brighter and there appeared to be extensions of lesser brightness. Then I added a broadband nebula filter, resulting in a definite improvement in the picture, which also more clearly brought out that the central region is the brightest and that there are three filament-like extensions, to the east, south, and north (at least as I figured it in my upside down view). |