NGC 3576 and NGC 3603

At centre-right is NGC 3576 (known as the Statue of Liberty Nebula) in Carina; to its left is the much more distant NGC 3603, considered to be the most massive emission nebula in our galaxy. Click on the image for a fullscreen version.

Below: A crop of the central part of the image. Click for a fullscreen version.





11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm focal length; dedicated astro camera.