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In this wide image in the constellation Scutum among thousand of stars we can see 2 interesting objects:
The Planetary nebula IC1295 (The greenish patch at upper left...)
And the globular cluster NGC 6712
IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation lying 3300 light-years away.
It is a very small object with Apparent dimensions of 1.7 × 1.4 arcmin.
Please see next image for a closer look...
L-RGB image
Lum - 60 min bin1
RGB 30 min each bin 2
Tatal of 2:30 HRS
Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.
Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia June 2014