Tag Archive for 'NGC 3603'

This image from the VISTA InfraRed CAMera (VIRCAM) instrument on ESO’s 4.1-m Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) shows NGC 3603 (left) and NGC 3576 (right) nebulae. Image credit: ESO / VVVX Survey.

VISTA Sees Two Stunning Nebulae in Carina

Nov 8, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using ESO’s 4.1-m Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy have captured a new view of two bright nebulae: NGC 3603 and NGC 3576. This...

This image shows two star formation regions in the southern Milky Way: the first of these, on the left, is dominated by the star cluster NGC 3603; the second object, on the right, is NGC 3576. Image credit: ESO / G. Beccari.

Astronomers Capture Spectacular NGC 3576, NGC 3603

Aug 20, 2014 by News Staff

A group of astronomers using the Wide Field Imager at ESO’s La Silla Observatory has captured an image of two intriguing and beautiful star formation...