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That's wonderful, Peter.
Yours is the first image I can recall that shows a clear overall colour difference between the left (Ha-dominant) and right (OIII dominant, much more energetic) sides.
I have a textbook somewhere that attributes the difference to a galactic-scale density wave propagating across the region. Clearly the energetic right side has had intense recent supernova activity, with lots of "covered wagon hoop" shock wave fronts at the top, so it is at the peak of activity.
Trouble is, I can't find the article, and can't remember what the exact story is for the left hand side. It looks like there's a mature open cluster on the left, which would suggest that we're toward the end of things, but then there's still a lot of hydrogen about also. Not all the gas has been dispelled, so the story has a long time to run.
Totally agree: it's a southern object and its not the statue of Liberty. The lower half of the right hand side is a dancing Hereford cow, complete with shaggy forelocks. The dark figure sadly mistaken for the statue of liberty is something along the lines of a black panther, sitting on top of the Hereford.
And then there's the covered wagon hoops. toward the very top. The statue of Liberty definitely doesn't have them.
Beautifully processed as always.
Best,
Mike
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