This dark nebula is located in the constellation of Ophiuchus at a declination of -16 degrees. Dark nebulae distances are hard to estimate – the distance estimates here range from 500 to 1500 light y...

Snaking across the starfields of the constellation Ophiuchus, LDN 43 is an obscure dark nebula and star forming region that contains the embedded reflection nebulae RNO 90 and RNO 91, which are illuminated by young stellar objects (YSO).

Aug 17, 2023 · It really does look like a bat, and hence its name, The Cosmic Bat Nebula. This dark nebula, LND 43, is located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It is obscuring a larger bright nebula behind it, LBN 7. LBN 7 is the illuminated dust surrounding the dark nebula.

Aug 21, 2020 · The bright nebula LBN 7 is the largest object in this image comprised of material reflecting starlight. Within it is the dark nebula LDN 43 (which comes in parts LDN43, B, D, and E) - its material is dense - blocking the light from background stars. Within this dark nebula are two cometary nebulae (GN 16.31.3 and GN 16.31.7).

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Oct 31, 2022 · Photographer Mark Hanson captured what he describes as the “rarely-imaged” LDN 43, a dark nebula that is made up of very dense material and blocks light from …

Sep 21, 2024 · LDN 43 is a dark nebula lying about 1,400 light years in the southern part of the Ophiuchus constellation. It is often called the Cosmic Bat, and it’s easy to see why. The bat-like dark nebula obscures an even larger, bright nebula lying behind it and imparting a glow to the edges of the dust. This nebula is LBN 7.

Situated in Ophiuchus, rarely imaged LDN 43 is a dark nebula consisting of very dense material which blocks light from background stars. It frames LBN 7 a bright reflection nebula. Inside the dark nebula area are two cometary nebulae GN 16.31.3 …

Sep 22, 2024 · LDN 43 is a dark nebula lying about 1,400 light years in the southern part of the Ophiuchus constellation. It is often called the Cosmic Bat, and it’s easy to see why. The bat-like dark nebula obscures an even larger, bright nebula lying behind it and imparting a glow to the edges of the dust. This nebula is LBN 7. LDN 43 is a stellar nursery where new stars are …

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 massiv...