Thor's Helmet

Thor's Helmet, also known as NGC 2359, is an emission nebula located approximately 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Spanning about 30 light-years, this helmet-shaped cosmic cloud is formed by the powerful stellar winds from a central Wolf-Rayet star, which sculpt the surrounding molecular cloud into a bubble-like structure.

Source: apod.nasa.gov

APODs including "Thor's Helmet"

Thor's Helmet

17/03/2025

Thor's Helmet versus the Seagull

18/02/2025

Thor's Helmet

09/01/2024

Thor's Helmet

20/12/2022

Thor's Helmet

20/07/2021

NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet

12/06/2020

NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet

16/02/2019

The Seagull and the Duck

16/03/2018

Thor's Helmet Emission Nebula

01/11/2017