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NGC 2359 Thor’s Helmet
I have never captured this little Wolf-Rayet down south from my northern latitudes. It’s a very very low target for me in the Canis Major constellation. This neat little target is an emissions nebula being energized by a hot central star about 12,000 light years from earth.
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: ASG Dual Dome Observatory
Bortle: 4
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters: Astronomik MaxFR 50x50mm Square SHO & Deep Sky RGB
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 6200mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster: ASG Electronically Assisted Tilt (EAT)
Mount: iOptron CEM 120EC
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Processing Software: Captured with NINA, Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor, Processed in PixInsight
Acquisition
Date: October 20th, 2023
R: 120 x 30 seconds
G: 115 x 30 seconds
B: 108 x 30 seconds
Total Integration time ~2.8 hrs
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 20 for each filter