- Description: A busy star field! NGC2359 - Nebula in Canis Major, also known as Thor's Helmet
is upper right of center. 13 x 11 arc minutes in size, also known as Gum 4. Prominent open clusters are
NGC2360 (left) at magnitude 7.2, 80 stars in a 12 arc minute grouping. Also known as Herschel H VII-12.
NGC2345 is fainter with 70 stars, magnitude 7.7 and also 12 arc minutes across. (lower right)
- Camera: 8" Celestron 300mm f1.5 Schmidt camera.
- Film: Hypered Kodak tech pan
- Filter: Wratten 25 red filter.
- Guiding: Manual
- Exposure: 17 minutes
- Location: near Cayley, Alberta.
- Date: 26 January, 2001
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