NGC 3576, The Statue of Liberty Nebula, is a bright emission nebula near Eta Carinae in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky-Way. It is approximately 9000 light-years from Earth. The loops of matter are formed by powerful stellar winds from the newly forming stars within the nebula. In this rendition H-alpha emissions have been mapped to red, S-II to orange-yellow and O-III to blue. The images was completed using data from a remote hosting facility in Chile.
Planwave CDK24
PW L600
Moravian C3-61000 Pro
L, R, G, B, Ha, SII and OIII filters
ca. 13,5 hrs, Gain 0/2750, F6.5, 3962mm