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 also approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth. This nebula even received six different classification numbers (NGC 3576, 3579, 3581, 3582, 3584 and 3586). 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. Discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on 16 March 1834. The name was first suggested in 2009 by Dr. Steve Mazlin, a member of Star Shadows Remote Observatory (SSRO). 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.

Telescope: Planewave CDK17 (FR) f4.5
Mount: Astro Physics 1600GTO
Camera: QHY16200A/ Integral FW
Guider: Agena Starguide II / SBIG STi
Filters: Astronomik 36mm 5nm Narrowband

H-alpha: 66×10 mins = 660 mins, OIII: 72×10 mins = 720 mins, SII: 69×10 mins = 690 mins

Total Imaging Time: 34h 30m

Data Imaged remotely over 10 nights during March, April & May 2021.
Imaged from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, in partnership with Fred Espenak.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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