ngc 2359

This image combines recently taken 19x600s Ha with 3 hours worth of narrowband imaging in Jan 2016 using sxTrius 694 on a Takahashi 106.Also known as Thor's Helmet NGC 2359 is an emission nebula in Canis Major illuminated by a Wolf-Rayet star.Lying low in the sky the imaging target is faint and masked by light pollution but it is possible to make out the complex filamentous structure of this remarkable object.
Software used was Nebulosity,AstroArt,Registar, PhotoShop,Sky10 and PhD.
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