{"product_id":"ngc-2359-thors-helmet-cropped-in-super-resolution-1536-1024","title":"NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eNGC 2359, or Thor's Helmet, is a prominent 30 light-year-wide emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major, situated 12,000–15,000 light-years from Earth. The nebula's distinctive, wing-shaped structure is sculpted by intense stellar winds from a central, rapidly evolving Wolf-Rayet star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eFormation \u0026amp; Appearance: The nebula’s \"helmet\" shape arises from high-speed winds interacting with surrounding interstellar material. The nebula often displays a blue-green hue due to ionized oxygen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDynamic Structure: Unlike the simpler Bubble Nebula, Thor's Helmet displays complex, bow-shocked filaments from its interaction with a nearby molecular cloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eFuture Fate: The central star is in a pre-supernova phase, destined to explode in the astronomical future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FLM Astro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43215331917901,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/2662\/1005\/files\/Thumbnail.Signd.Thor.jpg?v=1783382832","url":"https:\/\/flm3dastro.com\/products\/ngc-2359-thors-helmet-cropped-in-super-resolution-1536-1024","provider":"FLM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}