NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) at top left (small straight wisp of nebulosity (part of Vela SNR), with Gum 23 (top) and Gum 35 (bottom) nebulas below and IC 2391 cluster at centre right (loose cluster) and NGC 2679 below it and NGC 2660 (small tight) above it. Taken with Borg 77mm f/4 astrograph and Hutech-modified Canon 5D. Stack of 5 exposures: 5 x 8min at ISO400. Taken from Ryder Homestead, near Bathurst, NSW, Australia, April 13, 2007.
NGC 2736, the Pencil Nebula, or Herschel’s Ray, a part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, indeed the most prominent part. Other wisps of the SNR can be seen in the frame here. The red nebula below is RCW38. This is a stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures with the Borg 77mm astrograph at f/4 and filter-modified Canon 5DMkII at ISO 1600, taken from Tibuc Cottage, Australia, April 11, 2016.
