Panorama of the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, from the stars Alpha and Beta Centauri at far left, to Sirius, the brightest night-time star, at far right. The second brightest star, Canopus, is included at lower right. Above Canopus, the major feature is the vast Gum Nebula (Gum 12), a nearby (1470 light years away) supernova remnant. The panorama illustrates the variety of colours along the Milky Way, from the dust-dimmed yellow tints in Centaurus and Carina at left, with some yellow-brown dust clouds, contrasting with the bluer tints to the right away from the dusty Carina spiral arm. The panorama also illustrates how bright the Milky Way is in Carina at left of centre, compared to farther north (right) in Vela and Puppis. The Carina area is the southernmost region of the Milky Way. To the right of Alpha and Beta Centauri are the stars of Crux, the Southern Cross, beside the dark Coal Sack dust cloud. To their right are the red patches of the Lambda Centauri and Carina Nebulas. At centre are the stars of the False Cross. Photographed on 4 March 2024 from the Mirrabook Cottage near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia.