Just experimenting with palettes. SHO data as LRGB where L is created from SHO combined.
NGC 3579 is an **emission nebula** in the constellation Carina, about 6,500 light years away from Earth¹. It was discovered by **John Herschel** in 1834¹².
NGC 3579 is part of a larger nebulous region that also includes NGC 3576, NGC 3581, NGC 3582, NGC 3584 and NGC 3586¹. These are all bright patches of ionized gas that are illuminated by the radiation from hot stars¹. NGC 3579 is also known as ESO 129-EN8²³.
NGC 3579 has an apparent magnitude of **11.0** and can be seen with a medium-sized telescope¹. It appears as a diffuse patch of light near the star Lambda Centauri¹. It is best seen from the southern hemisphere during autumn and winter months¹.
Kilde: Samtale med Bing, 18.6.2023
(1) NGC 3576, 3579, 3581, 3582, 3584 and 3586 - Atlas of The Universe.
http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/nebulae/ngc3576.html.
(2) NGC 3579 - Nebula in Carina | TheSkyLive.com.
https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc3579-object.
(3) NGC 3579 – Wikipedija / Википедија.
https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3579.
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