Wallpaper author:
Bernd Doerfeldt
30 Jun 2021
NGC3576 Emission Nebula
This extraordinarily shaped nebula is located in the constellation Carina. The image processed in Hubble-Palette shows a form similar to the statue in New York. In 2009 an american astronomer nicknamed the nebula as the same. John Herschel was the discoverer in 1834.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3576
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 167.9575 Dec -61.30389
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Jun 2020 - 03 Aug 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 579 | 4h30m | 28 |
| SII | 621 | 4h50m | 28 |
| OIII | 600 | 4h40m | 28 |