NGC 3576 Statue of Liberty Nebula

Description and Details: NGC 3576 – The Statue of Liberty Nebula in SHO Resembling the iconic silhouette of the Statue of Liberty, NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula located in the southern constellation Carina. This massive star-forming region is energized by intense radiation from young, hot stars embedded within the glowing clouds of hydrogen and sulfur gas. This image was captured over a total of 10 hours of narrowband exposure using dual-band filters to isolate Hydrogen-alpha (Ha), Oxygen III (OIII), and Sulfur II (SII) emissions. The data were mapped into a traditional SHO (Hubble-style) palette to emphasize the chemical structure and depth of the nebula. To preserve natural star colors while maintaining strong nebular contrast, a short broadband L-Quad integration was used exclusively for the stars and carefully blended with the narrowband data. Acquisition Details: - Telescope: Svbony SV550 80mm APO Triplet with 0.8x Reducer/Flattener - Camera: Touptek ATR533C (cooled color CMOS) Filters: - SV220 HaOIII 3nm (5 hours) - SV220 SII/OIII 7nm (5 hours) - Optolong L-Quad (30 minutes – stars only) Software: - N.I.N.A. for acquisition - PHD2 for guiding - PixInsight for calibration and processing Captured from Brazil.

‍ ‍Name: Jair Rillo Junior