Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3576  ·  NGC 3579  ·  NGC 3590  ·  NGC 3603
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NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula, Javier
NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula
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NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula

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NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula, Javier
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NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula

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What's going on in the Statue of Liberty nebula? Well, bright stars and interesting molecules are being formed and released. This complex nebula resides in the star-forming region called RCW 57. The image shows dense knots of dark interstellar dust, stars that have formed in the last few million years, fields of hydrogen gas ionized by these stars, and large loops of gas. ejected by dying stars. A detailed study of NGC 3576, also known as NGC 3582 and NGC 3584, has discovered at least 33 massive stars in the final stages of formation as well as the presence of complex carbon molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). HAPs are believed to originate in gas cooling from star-forming regions. Its development in the nebula where the Sun formed, five billion years ago, could have been an important step in the development of life on Earth. The photograph was taken at the ChileScope Observatory on January 26, 2021.

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NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula, Javier

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