NGC 3576
Image Description and Details :
Date image was taken: 7/30/2020
Image Title: NGC 3576
NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula, whose popular nickname is "The Statue of Liberty Nebula" because of the distinctive shape in the middle of the nebula. It is approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth and is located in the Sagittarius arm of our galaxy and a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. 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. It was discovered by William Herschel on 16 March 1834 and the name was first suggested in 2009 by Dr. Steve Mazlin, a member of Star Shadows Remote Observatory (SSRO).
7 hrs each of SHO filters and 30mins each of RGB filters for stars replacement.
Processed in Pixinsight with a final flourish in Photoshop
Copyright: Vikas Chander
AAPOD2 Title: NGC 3576
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