Observation by Trevor Green: NGC 2359 - "Thor's Helmet"

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Paul Downing

Observer

Trevor Green

Observed

2021 Feb 10 - 10:00

Uploaded

2021 Feb 20 - 11:00

Objects

The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)

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Constellation

Canis Major

Field centre

RA: 07^h18^m
Dec: -13°13'
Position angle: -91°32'

Field size

0°36' × 0°46'

Equipment

12 inch F5 Newtonian (Reduced to F4.5 With Skywatcher Coma Corrector)
ZWO 071 Camera @ Unity Gain
ZWO O.A.G with ZWO 120mm mini camera

Exposure

15 Hours of Integration time with 600 sec exposures and Optilong LeXtreme Filter. Plus 2 Hours of Integration with Baader UV/IR Cut Filter for Star colour

Location

Clare, South Australia

Target name

NGC 2359

Title

NGC 2359 - "Thor's Helmet"

About this image

Trevor has featured here previously and this is another example of his excellent work from down under.

Files associated with this observation

wk8_21_n2359_green.jpg (2.2 MB)

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Manolo_Rodriguez, Graham Roberts, Martina McGovern, Callum Wingrove

Comments

Manolo_Rodriguez, 2021 Feb 20 - 13:19 UTC

Wonderful!

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