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Thor's Helmet

Thor not only has his own day (Thursday), but a helmet in the heavens. Popularly called Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359 is a hat-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet is about 30 light-years across.

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[-] Zangoose@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Am I the only one who sees this as a sloth instead of a helmet?

Yes? Ok maybe I'm going crazy

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm seeing a head crab from Half-Life

[-] El_Scapacabra@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, angry sloth throwing a tantrum.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I see a screaming ghost blasting out of the forehead. I think I need help.

[-] plumpsklo@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Came here to write this.

[-] killingspark@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, maybe Thor is wearing a sloth for a helmet, fur was popular at the time I imagine.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I see a tardigrade

[-] TurnOnTheSunflower@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Where?

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

In the picture, in the middle. I see a tardigrade's little head.

[-] egrets@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

There's no way you could see a tardigrade at this scale. They're very small.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's a joke, right?

[-] egrets@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Not at all, they're the smallest member of the bear family - really very small indeed.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

34 pixels from the left, 178 down. Zoom WAY in.

[-] TurnOnTheSunflower@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, man

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