I saw an image of this object a year or so ago and thought I would like to image this object at some point. It looked really dynamic and presented some challenges. Interestingly there are not many examples to make comparisons.
The nebula is situation at a distance of about 3000 light years in the constellation of Vela. There is a very powerful double star at the centre which is shaping the nebula in a similar fashion to the Trifid Nebula.
The integration is reasonably low for me at 14.3 hours. I figure I am not going to get much more out of the image by doing more collection.
I really like the dark dust throughout the field. And; the whispy streaks of cloud in the Gum 15 nebula. The star field is a bit distracting though. Let know what you like.
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It an object that would look good with the longer focal length scope too.