This large cluster in Centaurus lies some 150 Million light years away
The giant elliptical galaxies NGC 4696 and NGC 4709 dominate the cluster

**Note the faint twin lobed halo around NGC 4709 (lower elliptical)

AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine16803 CCD & CFW-5-7
LRGB = 200 30 30 30min Astronomik 50mm square filters
-30C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats)
Image scale = 1.4"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9