NGC3576 Statue of Liberty
NGC3576 Statue of Liberty
NGC 3576 contains several imbedded clusters as star propagation has progressed sequentially east to west during the last several million years. The bright emission component extends some 100 light years across and contains scattered small dark nebulae known as Bok Globules. Bok Globules are dense well defined concentrations of gas and dust named after the Dutch astronomer Bart Bok (1906-1983) who first defined them. Typically they possess 10 to 50 solar masses within a space of a single light year. Most commonly found within HII regions they are known to be cocoons of star formation, particularly the formation of double or multiple star systems. Text courtesy Rob Gendler
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Ha 20hrs
OIII 10hrs
SII 10hrs
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Data Martin Pugh and Bill Snyder Processing Bill Snyder
Scope 12.5 RCOS
Camera STL 11000
Mount Paramount
Filters Astrodon Ha OIII SII
Exposures Ha 20hrs OIII 10hrs SII 10hrs 30min subs Total 40hrs
Location Yass, Australia 2013