Thursday, May 15, 2025

NGC3576 The nebula known as the “Statue of Liberty” is a region of intense star formation located in the constellation of Carina, about 9,000 light-years from Earth. It is part of the complex structure of ionized gas and dust known as RCW 57 and is shaped by stellar winds and ultraviolet radiation emitted by young massive stars. From an astrophysical point of view, the region represents a dynamic environment where the interaction between gravity, radiation and mechanical pressure gives rise to new generations of stars. The telescope used to perform 70 hours of integration was the beautiful CDK24 of Vikas Chander, a splendid setup installed in Rio Hurtado Technical characteristics of the shots taken on several consecutive nights in March. Telescope: CDK24 (610mm/3974mm) Mount: Planewave L-600 CMOS Camera: Moravian Instruments C5A-100M (used in binning 2) Filters: Chroma Red / Blue / Green / Luminance 50×50 mm + Chroma H-alpha/OIII/SII 3nm Bandpass 50×50 mm Dataset: 3x30x60s RGB + 4x102x300s LRGB + 2x102x300s H/SII + 102x600s OIII Participants: Anfuso, Borghini, Chander, Curzi, Di Stefano, Di Fusco, Esposto, Firenzuoli, Fornaciari, Iorio, Kaptas, Ligustri, Lioce, Loro, Maffioli, Mazzola, Michieletto, Ravagnin, Trabuio, Vergani, Zanetti