Observation by Mike Greenhill-Hooper: Thor's Helmet NGC 2359

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Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observer

Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observed

2025 Feb 28 - 20:00

Uploaded

2025 Mar 02 - 20:00

Objects

The Duck Nebula (NGC2359)

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Constellation

Canis Major

Field centre

RA: 07^h18^m
Dec: -13°13'
Position angle: -154°55'

Field size

0°23' × 0°15'

Equipment

Telescope: 20" f/4 Obsession Dobsonian; Paracorr coma corrector
ASI294MMPro with LRGB and H alpha filters

Exposure

4x150 frame live stacks for L & Ha filter (2x150s for RGB filters); 2s exposure, gain 450, temp 0C, dark and flats corrected

Location

Miradoux, S.W. France

Target name

Thor's Helmet

Title

Thor's Helmet NGC 2359

About this image

Images aligned, stacked and processed with Affinity Photo, GraXpert. Images captured with SharpCap Live stacking, dark and flat calibrated.

Files associated with this observation

NGC 2359 M Greenhill Hooper 8 280225.jpg (1.7 MB)

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