Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
29 May 2020
Statue of Liberty Nebula (NGC 3576)
Hubble palette image (SHO) of the Statue of Liberty Nebula (NGC 3576).
NGC 3576 is a spectacular star-forming region in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Southern Milky Way.
It is located in the constellation of Kiel (Carina), about 9000 light-years from Earth.
To the left of NGC 3576 you can also see a part of NGC 3603, about 20000 light years away.
Exposure time 40:40:40min with SII, Ha and OIII filters.
(4 subs of 10 min with each filter, bin 1)
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3576
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 168.2625 Dec -61.22306
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Dec 2021 - 25 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 700 | 1h10m | 6 |
| SII | 500 | 50m | 6 |
| OIII | 600 | 1h | 6 |