Wallpaper author:
Luca Tonietti
05 Dec 2021
Statue of Liberty Nebula
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.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 160.94583 Dec -59.66222
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Apr 2021 - 11 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 50m | 5 |
| SII | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| OIII | 750 | 50m | 4 |