NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) | Milky Way Women's Organic Cotton T-Shirt tapestry just below centre

just below centre

R is shown in orange

the next brightest star in that constellation is Beta Centauri

and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided

NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) | Milky Way Women's Organic Cotton T-Shirt tapestry just below centreThis VLT image of the Thors Helmet Nebula was taken on the occasion of ESOs 50th Anniversary, 5 October 2012, with the help of Brigitte Bailleul winner of the Tweet Your Way to the VLT! competition. The observations were broadcast live over the internet from the Paranal Observatory in Chile. This object, also known as NGC 2359, lies in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog). The helmet shaped nebula is around 15 000 light years away from