Thor’s Helmet Nebula NGC 2359 Wall Art Framed Canvas The total exposure time was

The total exposure time was 14 minutes

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This spectacular image was taken with the FORS 2 (FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph 2) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in the Chilean Atacama Desert

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Thor’s Helmet Nebula NGC 2359 Wall Art Framed Canvas The total exposure time wasThis VLT image of the Thors Helmet Nebula was taken on the occasion of ESOs 50th Anniversary, 5 October 2012, with the help of Brigitte Bailleul winner of the Tweet Your Way to the VLT! competition. The observations were broadcast live over the internet from the Paranal Observatory in Chile. This object, also known as NGC 2359, lies in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog). The helmet shaped nebula is around 15 000 light years away from