NGC 3576 - The "Statue of Liberty Nebula" - discovered on 16 March 1834 by John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (William Herschel's son). - NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. - located 9 000 light-years away from Earth, NGC 3576 is a gigantic region of glowing gas about 100 light-years across, where stars are currently forming... Credit : ESO #Space
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