LDN 43 | Cosmic Bat Nebula
Dark nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus. Click on the image for a fullscreen version.
Below: A wider view of the nebula and its dusty surroundings. Click for a fullscreen version.
Below: A detail from the image showing the bat's 'head'.
Below: A detail showing a couple of very distant background galaxies. At left is LEDA 160916; the more prominent galaxy at right is catalogued as (wait for it) 2MAS XJ16335507-1531492.
11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm focal length; dedicated astro camera.
