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

The Statue of Liberty, Matthew Sole
The Statue of Liberty
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The Statue of Liberty

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9,000 light years away is this spectacular scene. NGC 3576 - a statue rising out of dense clouds with filaments looping overhead shaped by powerful stellar winds. Next to it is NGC 3603 - a glowing cloud of gas, dust and stars some 11,000 light years further on. At the center of this you can see a Wolf–Rayet multiple star system, known as HD 97950. 

Captured with the Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 and the ZWO 294MM using 600sec subs in bin 1x1 mode which utilises the pixels at their native tiny size. I'm a definite fan of it after processing this image. 

This is the third year in a row I've captured this nebula. Each time I'm happier with the results.

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The Statue of Liberty, Matthew Sole

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