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moonshinegnomie

(3,509 posts)
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:16 PM Jul 4

NGC 2359 the thors helmet nebula

trying out a new remote telescope. so far im impressed. This is with a 20" telescope located in Chile.
its 31 hours of exposure using 3 different filters to isolate the gases in teh nebula.
I processed it in Pixinsight and photohop into the SHO palette which is what the hubble uses

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NGC 2359 the thors helmet nebula (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Jul 4 OP
Beautiful, it's amazing what today's technology can do...nt wcmagumba Jul 4 #1
That looks nothing like Thor. :( nt eppur_se_muova Jul 4 #2
It's the Thor's Helmet nebula, not Thor's Head. Wikipedia: highplainsdem Jul 4 #4
Thanks ! I actually had never heard of that one, which is a bit of a surprise to me. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 5 #6
Thor's Helmet. Beautiful photo. Though if I picture Thor... highplainsdem Jul 4 #3
It is truly stunning. NCgayguy Jul 4 #5
Wow! ShazzieB Jul 5 #7
it looks like an elephink AllaN01Bear Jul 6 #8

NCgayguy

(253 posts)
5. It is truly stunning.
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:31 PM
Jul 4

I could stare at this for hours, seeing shapes and faces in it's creation. Like watching clouds pass and changing shapes.

Thank you for sharing this. I came here today to escape the day for a while. You provided comfort!

May You Be Healthy, Safe and Happy and LOVED!
Reis

ShazzieB

(21,134 posts)
7. Wow!
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 04:31 PM
Jul 5

That looks EXACTLY like Thor's helmet! I had to tilt my head to one side just a little to get the full effect, but it is there in all its horned glory! Great work!

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