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      NGC 3576 The Statue of Liberty Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Pepe Manteca

      23 Feb 2021

      NGC 3576 The 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.[3] This nebula even received six different classification numbers. Currently, astronomers call the entire nebula NGC 3576. A popular nickname is "The Statue of Liberty Nebula" because of the distinctive shape in the middle of the nebula. Discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on 16 March 1834.[4] The name was first suggested in 2009 by Dr. Steve Mazlin, a member of Star Shadows Remote Observatory (SSRO).[5] Within the nebula, episodes of star formation are thought to contribute to the complex and suggestive shapes. Powerful winds from the nebula's embedded, young, massive stars shape the looping filaments (Wikipedia)

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 3372

      11 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
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        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
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        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
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        RA 161.0792 Dec -59.88917
      • Hemisphere
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        Southern
      • Telescope location
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        Chile
      • Transient event
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        No
      • Observed on
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        18 Feb 2020 - 27 May 2021
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance1812m40
      Halpha5856h30m40
      Red2933h15m40
      Green2933h15m40
      Blue2102h20m40

      NGC 3576 The Statue of Liberty Nebula