Gum 15 is located in the north west part of the constellation of Vela. It is right in the middle of two bigger objects: Ru 64 and Gum 17. Gum 15 also host Collinder 197 a young galactic star cluster with high velocity dispersion. The star HD 74804 (Magnitude 7.34) is located in the center of the nebula and it is the responsible of the ionization of the gas. The central region shows dark patches of obscure dust is known as SL2, and some dim reflection structures crossing it.
The picture was taken from Villa Ventana, BA, Argentina with a 6 inches f5 OOUK Newtonian and a QSI 583 for a bit more than two hours exposure