Observation by Peter Goodhew: NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew

Observed

2018 Apr 10 - 15:53

Uploaded

2018 Apr 10 - 15:56

Objects

The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)

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Constellation

Canis Major

Field centre

RA: 07^h18^m
Dec: -13°15'
Position angle: -110°22'

Field size

0°36' × 0°23'

Equipment

APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS Refractor
10 Micron GM2000HPS mount
QSI6120ws8 CCD camera

Exposure

13 hours total integration (18x300s B, 13x300s G, 19x300s R, 10x1800s Ha, 7x1800s OIII).

Location

Alcalalí, Spain

Target name

NGC 2359

Title

NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet

About this image

Processed in CCDStack2 and Photoshop

Files associated with this observation

CropV2 small.jpg (1.9 MB)

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Graham Winstanley, Dean Ashton, Nick Hewitt, David Swan, Callum Potter, Peter Carson, Ian Rothwell

Comments

Dean Ashton, 2018 Apr 10 - 18:30 UTC

A truly stunning image Peter.

Peter Goodhew FRAS, 2018 Apr 11 - 09:21 UTC

Thanks Dean - it's an amazing target

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