Thors Helmet

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - GSO 8" RC, with QSI583WSG

Guiding - Takahashi TSA102 and Orion Star Shoot Autoguider.

Ha -480

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS3

Object - Thors helmet is located in the constellation of Canis Majoris and lies at a distance of 15,000 light years. It is about 30 light years across.

Notes - Lots of very faint detail can be seen in this image.