Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)

Image of the day 11/04/2022

LDN 43, Warren A. Keller
LDN 43
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Image of the day 11/04/2022

LDN 43, Warren A. Keller
LDN 43
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The Bat in Ophiuchus is a rather obscure, absorption nebula and star forming region approximately 500 light-years from Earth. Observations with radio telescopes have uncovered multiple molecular outflows in the vicinity of RNO 91, the face of 'the bat.' This is illuminated by a T Tauri star, known to be encircled by a protoplanetary disk- a solar system in the making. Many thanks go out to my collaborator and friend, Mike Selby, who acquired and calibrated this fine data.

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LDN 43, Warren A. Keller