thor


About this Object:
This is a nebula with a rare "Wolf-Rayet" star at it's center. Those stars are very energetic and tend to form bubbles of gas around them. Another example is the Bubble Nebula. Thor's Helmet is located in Canis Major between Sirius and M-46 / 47. CLICK HERE for a wide field version of this nebula.

Technical Details:
Optics	14.5" RCOS at F/9
Mount	Takahashi EM-500
Camera	SBIG ST-10XME
Filters	Don Goldman LRGB Filters
Date	January 5th, 2006
Location	Ft. Davis, Texas
Exposure	LRGB = 60:20:20:20 minutes

Comments:
I shot nebula this particular night because the seeing was so bad. That is why the stars are so huge and odd colored.