Hydrogen Alpha
Hubble Palette with position of Nova V679 Carinae marked
HaRGB version
| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
3576 (lower left) and NGC 3603
(upper right). The NGC
3603 complex is also known as
RCW 57. There are several other
NGC objects including NGC 3579,
3581, 3582, 3584 and 3586.
The narrowband image also shows Nova V679 Car which was discovered on November 30 2008.
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| Type | Emission nebula and nebulous cluster |
| Position | 11 13.8, -61 14 (centre of frame) |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Camera and Telescope | STL11000M and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | 300 minutes with Astrodon 6nm Hydrogen Alpha filter unbinned. Narrowband version has 280 minutes of S II and 240 minutes of O III. HaRGB version had 100 minutes red and 90 minutes each of green and blue all unbinned. |
| Description | While
appearing close together in the
sky, the NGC 3576 and NGC 3603
nebulosities are at vastly
different distances, 3000
parsecs for the NGC 3576 group
and 8000 for NGC 3603.
This is well shown in colour
images with NGC 3603 appearing
much redder due to galactic
absorption. Click here
for a Hubble view of NGC 3603.
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