NGC 3582

NGC 3582

NGC 3582 is a minor nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It is part of star-forming region RCW 57 in Carina.

Observatory: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory  Cerro Tololo, Chile
Telescope: CTIO 4-Meter
Instrument: Mosaic II  
Astronomer: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and T. Abbott (NOAO/AURA/NSF)
Date of Observation: 06-23-2007
Filters and Assigned Colors: Hydrogen-alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (cyan) and Sulfur [SII] (green)
Exposure Times: 5x8min for each filter
Location of Image: Carina
Field of View: 26.0 x 26.0 arcmin
Orientation: North is up, east is to the left
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