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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, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew
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NGC 3576 The Statue of Liberty Nebula

Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon H-alpha 3nm 50x50 mm: 10×300(50′) bin 1×1
Astrodon H-alpha 3nm 50x50 mm: 15×600(2h 30′) bin 1×1
Astrodon OIII 3nm 50x50 mm: 12×300(1h) bin 1×1
Astrodon OIII 3nm 50x50 mm: 15×600(2h 30′) bin 1×1
Astrodon SII 3nm 50x50 mm: 12×300(1h) bin 1×1
Astrodon SII 3nm 50x50 mm: 17×600(2h 50′) bin 1×1
Integration:
10h 40′

RA center: 11h11m52s.388

DEC center: -61°1249.50

Pixel scale: 0.620 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.844 degrees

Field radius: 0.350 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2878x2874

File size: 752.5 KB

Data source: Amateur hosting facility

Remote source: Telescope Live

Description

NGC 3576 is an emission nebula in the Carina constellation. It is approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light years from Earth.
I have an aversion to false colur images and so Ha and SII are red as per their optical wavelengths and OIII is blue.

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NGC 3576 The Statue of Liberty Nebula, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew