Wallpaper author:
Phil Misiowiec
31 Mar 2024
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.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3576
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 168.0638 Dec -61.1759
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Mar 2024 - 26 Mar 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 4h | 48 |
| SII | 300 | 4h | 48 |
| OIII | 300 | 4h | 48 |