Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3576  ·  NGC 3579  ·  NGC 3603
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Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3576, Bruce Rohrlach

Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3576

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Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3576, Bruce Rohrlach

Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3576

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NGC3576 - Statue of Liberty nebula in Carina.

Within the nebula, episodes of star formation contribute to the complex and suggestive shapes. Powerful winds from the nebula's embedded, young, massive stars shape the looping filaments of gas. The main nebula is around 100 light years across and is located 9000 light years from us.

False colour composite rendition - HSO=RGB.

SW 8 inch/f5 Newtonian, ASI1600mm Pro cooled camera (CMOS chip temp. -20C).

ZWO 7 nanometre narrowband filters.

NEQPRO6 GEM (German Equatorial Mount).

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Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3576, Bruce Rohrlach