In the mighty glare of Alpha Centauri (just outside the field at the left side...) lies the planetary nebula cataloged as Hen 2-111 or FZ-DN 272.
It is estimated to be about 7,800 light-years away.
FZ-DN 272 is the gaseous shroud of a dying star, the nebula's brighter core and fainter halo of reddish ionized gas spans about twenty light-years.
Farther right are two notable open clusters of stars, the compact Pismis 19 also nearly 8,000 light-years away whose light is reddened by intervening dust, and the looser, closer NGC 5617.(APOD)
Ha-O3-RGB image
Ha - 130 min bin1
O3 - 30 min bin 2
RGB 30 min each bin 2
Tatal of 4:10 HRS
Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.
Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia June 2014