NGC 3576 The Statue of Liberty NebulA

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NBeautiful data from Martin Pugh’s CDK 24. This is the first image I have ever processed from a laptop while on vacation.

NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. It is approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth. John Frederick William Herschel discovered it on 16 March 1834.

Throughout 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.

This nebula has received six different classification numbers. Currently, astronomers call the entire nebula NGC 3576. A popular nickname is "The Statue of Liberty Nebula" because of the distinctive shape in the middle of the nebula. The name was first suggested in 2009 by a friend of mine Dr. Steve Mazlin

Image Processing and Calibration: Mark Hanson

Image Data: Maritn Pugh, El Sauce Chile

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Mark Hanson

NGC 3576

is a minor nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. This nebula even received six different classification numbers. Currently, astronomers call the entire nebula NGC 3576. A popular nickname is "The Statue of Liberty Nebula" because of the distinctive shape in the middle of the nebula. The name was first suggested in 2009 by Dr. Steve Mazlin, a member of Star Shadows Remote Observatory (SSRO).