Top 10 for January

Descriptions below were made with a 12.5" f/5 Newtonian, unless otherwise stated.

NGC 2359
60.0 arcminute field of view.

NGC 2359
30.0 arcminute field of view.

NGC 2359 : 07 18.5 -13 14 Canis Major (BN)

THOR'S HELMET

105X: WOW! Can easily pick the viking helment, as a bright, nebulous mass, with the horns standing out quite well.
30" f/5 Newtonian plus OIII filter - The two horns are very bright, and long. Thor's right shoulder can be seen and he is wearing an amour plate on his left shoulder. His beard is obvious, and his face, the bubble, shows lines and filaments. It's as if Thor is standing on one side of the window with me on the other - he seems so close!

NGC 2392
30.0 arcminute field of view.

NGC 2392
Hubble Space Telescope image.

NGC 2392 : 07 29.2 +20 55Gemini (PN)

THE ESKIMO NEBULA

50X: Splendid! Very bright, round disc, 40" in size, with the 10.5 magnitude central star seen.

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