NGC 3576 (Statue of Liberty Nebula)

Phil Misiowiec

NGC 3576 (Statue of Liberty Nebula)

NGC 3576 is a star-forming region and bright emission nebula in the Milky Way's Sagittarius arm. It's located about 9,000 light-years from Earth, and is about 100 light-years across. The nebula is in the constellation Kiel (Carina) and is made up of gas and dust that's been hit by high-energy light from massive stars.

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Planewave CDK24 (CHI-1-CMOS)

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

QHY600M

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado, Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

March 2024

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

SHO

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PixInsight

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Phil Misiowiec (processing), Telescope.live (data)