LDN 43 - Rarely imaged (gmadkat)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph) · Contains: LBN 7 · LDN 43

Image of the day 07/12/2022

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LDN 43 - Rarely imaged

Image of the day 07/12/2022

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LDN 43 - Rarely imaged

Collaboration image with Mike at throughlightandtime.com

LDN 43 or "The Bat Signal Nebula" Situated in Ophiuchus, this is rarely imaged and 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 and GN 16.31.7)
Imaged in LRGB on the RiDK 500 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Image data acquired and preprocessed by: Mike Selby at throughlightandtime.com

Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop. This one was a hard one for me with the dark dust regions and the warm bat details. I wanted the bat approaching effect and a somewhat spooky feel to it with warm tones.

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RA (center)	16h34m27s.214
RA (top/left)	16h35m39s.647
RA (top/right)	16h33m13s.552
RA (bottom/right)	16h33m14s.961
RA (bottom/left)	16h35m40s.742

Dec (center)	-15°50′04″.28
Dec (top/left)	-16°07′33″.12
Dec (top/right)	-16°07′14″.00
Dec (bottom/right)	-15°32′32″.61
Dec (bottom/left)	-15°32′50″.98

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