NGC 2359 – “Thor’s Helmet” – Diffuse Nebula – Canis Major
Telescope: 10-inch reflector at 57x, from my moderately light polluted backyard in the foothills of western North Carolina. The following pencil sketch was made using a No. 2 pencil on a blank 5 x 8 note card, with the colors inverted using a scanner.
To read the Observers Challenge report: MARCH 2014 OBSERVERS CHALLENGE – NGC-2359
Supplemental image (December 2020) to report, by Mario Motta from Massachusetts: 32-inch telescope
