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Nebulae ·

NGC 3603 and NGC 3576

A challenging LRGB and hydrogen-alpha portrait of two southern nebulae.

The red and blue nebulae around NGC 3603 and NGC 3576

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LRGB data with narrowband hydrogen-alpha added to enhance the red channel, processed mostly in PixInsight. I was very happy with the result on a more challenging assignment.

The lower nebulosity surrounds the open cluster NGC 3603, a starburst region. The upper nebulosity surrounds NGC 3576.