Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3576  ·  NGC 3579  ·  NGC 3581  ·  NGC 3582  ·  NGC 3584  ·  NGC 3586
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NGC3576 - The Statue of Liberty Nebula in HSO, Göran Nilsson
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NGC3576 - The Statue of Liberty Nebula in HSO

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NGC3576 - The Statue of Liberty Nebula in HSO, Göran Nilsson
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NGC3576 - The Statue of Liberty Nebula in HSO

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NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. It is also approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth. A popular nickname is "The Statue of Liberty Nebula" because of the distinctive shape in the middle of the nebula.

This is Ha, Sii and Oiii data from Telescope Live at the El Sauce hosting facility at 1500m elevation in Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile. Ha is 4 x 10 minm, Sii is 4 x 10 min, and Oiii is 4 x 10 min.

I started off with Ha in the red channel, Sii in green, and Oiii in blue, but then tweaked the colours quite a bit in PS towards less green and maybe a bit RGB like. I am not totally happy with the framing but I had no say in that.

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NGC3576 - The Statue of Liberty Nebula in HSO, Göran Nilsson