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The Cosmic Bat, LDN 43 // Brian Diaz & Dark Matters Astrophotography

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The Cosmic Bat Nebula – LDN 4

Lynds’ Dark Nebula 43 in constellation Ophiuchus is a cloud of hydrogen gas and carbon dust resembling a cosmic bat.

by Jarrod Koh

Southern Sky astrophotography exhibition 2024

David Malin awards

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Emily and Kenny Stargazing (Emily’s original home is the Cosmic Bat Nebula.)

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LDN 43 - The Cosmic Bat Nebula !

Courtesy:

Matthieu TEQUI /Pontaubert, Bourgogne, Yonne, France,

Gary Imm / Onalaska, Texas, United States

Daniel Stern / Rio Hurtado, Chile

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LDN 43 - The Cosmic Bat

This is actually a thing ! The bat is located 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus. This bat however is made up of dust and gas that mostly conceals the stars behind it, but with a few baby stars nestled within. A perfect way to see out Spooktober.

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LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula

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The Cosmic Bat - LDN43 !

The bat-shaped molecular condensation appears to be an evolutionary gradient along the isolated filament in which LDN43 is embedded, itself part of the Sco OB2 complex (group of young, hot, and massive stars of class O and B, the brightest in the sky).

The Sco OB2 complex is a large star-forming region centered in the constellation Scorpius. It is the closest cloud to us and it is one of the most spectacular and photographed areas of the entire Milky Way. It is full of molecular clouds and dust, young and massive star clusters, emission, and reflection nebulae.

Courtesy: Massimo Di Fusco