Thor's Helmet Nebula
by Augusta Stylianou
Title
Thor's Helmet Nebula
Artist
Augusta Stylianou
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas And Glitters
Description
This is artistic interpretation of the NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 15,000 light-years away and 30 light years in size. The central star is the Wolf-Rayet star HD 56925, an extremely hot giant thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova stage of evolution. It is similar in nature to the Bubble Nebula, interactions with a nearby large molecular cloud are thought to have contributed to the more complex shape and curved bow-shock structure of Thor's Helmet.
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March 28th, 2012
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