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)