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A doughboy style helmet wearing military band member sits barechested with a trombone at his side.
Male bicyclist riding a mountain bike down hill on a sunny day, shot with a tilt and shift lens
Panning shot of a bicycle rider riding a bike outdoors on a sunny day against a blue sky
Full length portrait of a manual worker with helmet using a drill tool isolated on white background
Full length portrait of a female biker with helmet posing next to a mountain bike isolated against white background
A male worker with helmet posing behind a blank panel isolated on white background
Knight of the Knights Hospitaller
Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359 This delicate emission nebula is located in the constellation of Canis Major at a distance of about 15,000 light years. The nebula is illuminated by a central star in its last stage of life. This is a massive so called Wolf-Rayet star which is shedding its outer layers of gas at an extremely high rate due to intense radiation pressure. Wolf-Rayet stars are thought to represent a brief stage of evolution near the end of life for giant super massive stars - the last unstable phase before the star explodes as a brilliant supernova. In the case of Thor's Helmet a large expanding bubble has formed around the bright central star. Interaction with giant molecular clouds in the area have contributed to the overall intricate shape of the nebula and large bow shock structures radiate out from the bubble in several directions. The nebula is some 30 light years in diameter and the strong blue-green colour is due to OIII emission near the star. This entire spectacle lies embedded in a dense star field consisting of thousands of coloured jewels each casting their own contrasting light onto this dramatic interstellar scenery. Image details: Date: 8th, 14th, 19th December 2012 and 5th, 6th, 9th January 2013 Exposure: LRGB: 530:44:33:33m, total 10hrs 40mins @ -28C Telescope: 10" Serrurier Truss Newtonian f/5 Camera: QSI 683wsg with Lodestar guider Filters: Astrodon LRGB E-Series Gen 2 Taken from my observatory in Auckland, New Zealand Click here to view a closer crop of the nebula itself
Thor's Helmet - NGC 2359 This delicate emission nebula is located in the constellation of Canis Major at a distance of about 15,000 light years. The nebula is illuminated by a central star in its last stage of life. This is a massive so called Wolf-Rayet star which is shedding its outer layers of gas at an extremely high rate due to intense radiation pressure. Wolf-Rayet stars are thought to represent a brief stage of evolution near the end of life for giant super massive stars - the last unstable phase before the star explodes as a brilliant supernova. In the case of Thor's Helmet a large expanding bubble has formed around the bright central star. Interaction with giant molecular clouds in the area have contributed to the overall intricate shape of the nebula and large bow shock structures radiate out from the bubble in several directions. The nebula is some 30 light years in diameter and the strong blue-green colour is due to OIII emission near the star. This entire spectacle lies embedded in a dense star field consisting of thousands of coloured jewels each casting their own contrasting light onto this dramatic interstellar scenery. Image details: Date: 8th, 14th, 19th December 2012 and 5th, 6th, 9th January 2013 Exposure: LRGB: 530:44:33:33m, total 10hrs 40mins @ -28C Telescope: 10" Serrurier Truss Newtonian f/5 Camera: QSI 683wsg with Lodestar guider Filters: Astrodon LRGB E-Series Gen 2 Taken from my observatory in Auckland, New Zealand Click here to view a larger zoomed out image of the area
Knight of the Knights Hospitaller
Knight of the Knights Hospitaller
Knight of the Knights Hospitaller
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