User:RelentlessRecusant/NGC 2359



NGC 2359, otherwise known as "Thor's Helmet", is a emission nebula and a bright diffuse nebula approximately 15,000 light-years from Sol and approximately 41,900 light-years from the Galactic Center (Sagittarius A*). NGC 2359 is located at 7h 18m 30.9s from Earth, and is in the Cygnus / Outer Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, towards the edge of the galaxy, seen in the Canis Major constellation.

It is a "remarkably bright" nebula, with one bubble illuminated in brilliant crimson by a dying Wolf-Rayet star, and luminous nebulous streamer running off, and secondary streamers and nebulosities percolating throughout. NGC 2359 contains a knot that contains another NGC-classification object, and has a second IC-classification object.

It was the deep reconnaissance target of a UNSC special forces team that contained Madeline Son.

Behind the Scenes

 * "NGC 2359" on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia