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NGC 2359 is a striking emission nebula with an impressive popular name - Thor's Helmet Sure, its suggestive winged appearance might lead some to refer to it as the "duck nebula", but if you were a nebula which name would you choose? By any name NGC 2359 is a bubble-like nebula some 30 light-years across, blown by energetic winds from an extremely hot star seen near the center and classified as a Wolf-Rayet star. Wolf-Rayet stars are rare massive blue giants which develop stellar winds with speeds of millions of kilometers per hour. Interactions with a nearby large molecular cloud are thought to have contributed to this nebula's more complex shape and curved bow-shock structures. NGC 2359 is about 15,000 light-years distant toward the constellation Canis Major.

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And, Carl Sagan ... "biliions and billions of billions" ...

said stoneycreeks 2008.02.13 at 22:59:51 PST
Beyond words... !!! Thanks for the all the work you did to add the information(s)!!!

said stoneycreeks 2008.02.13 at 22:57:50 PST
this is just increadible

said athina_icq 2007.07.30 at 01:31:26 PDT
He determines and counts the numbers of all the stars; He call them all by name. Ps. 147:4 Another spectacular picture. Thank you again.

said isreal10 2007.04.27 at 21:26:01 PDT
This is brilliant. So many stars within

said erinrex 2007.04.21 at 18:51:47 PDT
Have you read URANTIA? hugstt from Calgary

said Tigers306 2007.04.21 at 09:48:25 PDT
I just want to thank you for all your wonderful pics and all the work you've done to bring these to US.>Nic>Koolaidwino

said koolaidwino 2007.03.20 at 12:54:30 PDT