This is an image of the central region of GUM 16. Gum was an Australian astronomer working out of Canberra. He composed a list of very wide field images. One of these – Gum 16 – covers about 8 degrees in Vela.

This is a very colorful area with what appears to a sort of rift in the heart of the large nebulous area. The dark central region is peppered with a field of distant stars. Note the encroaching filaments of the Vela supernova along the edges of the central region.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with ZWO ASI6200m camera, Astrodon filters, and ASAS gearless DDM-85 mount. F/5 LRGB (76/3min L, 19/3min each 2×2 RGB).