Object:
NGC2359 Galaxy "Thor's Helmet"
Date(s):
 16 Feb 2013
Location:
 Rancho Hidalgo, NM
Telescope:
 LX200 10" at f/10
Mount:
 Meade SuperWedge on pier
Camera:
 SBIG ST-11000M
Single-Shot Color:
 No
Luminance:
 5 15 minute images bin 2
Red:
 5 10 minute images bin 4
Green:
 5 10 minute images bin 4
Blue:
 5 10 minute images bin 4
Comments:
NGC2359 Often referred to as "Thor's Helmet". If you tilt your head to the right, you can see the "helmet" with two horns sticking up... The red and green colors showing up to the lower right of the image surprised me. The Vela nebula often shows such colors but I was not aware that this area of the sky contained anything similar...