A nebula with a rounded blue-white central shell and red wing-shaped extensions on either side, set against a starfield.

astrophotography / deep sky

Thor's Helmet Nebula

Blue-white gas forms the domed 'helmet' shape at the center of Thor's Helmet Nebula, flanked by sweeping red wing-like filaments blown out by the hot Wolf-Rayet star within.

Date
15 March 2022