NGC 3576 and NGC 3603

Located at the top of this image, NGC 3576 is an Emission nebula about 9,000 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. The open cluster NGC 3603 which can be seen in the lower half of the image is much further away at 20,000 light-years. NGC 3603 is a starburst region where extremely rapid star formation takes place.

Camera	STL-11000M	Scope	AT12 IN
Mount	Paramount ME	Guiding	Selfguide, 10 sec, Bin 2x2
Exposure	HaLRGB 120:30:25:20:25 Total 3:40	Location	Donvale
Date	2012-02-17