2010-08-31

anam_moon: (Valkyrie)
2010-08-31 01:00 pm

Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359

Thor's Helmet in Canis Major is about 15,000 lightyears distant. A large bright star near the helmet's center has created this interstellar bubble by the force of its "stellar wind". However, this star, known as a Wolf-Rayet star, may go supernova.

Beautiful image