Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  LBN 7  ·  LDN 43
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Lynds Dark Nebula 43, Aygen Erkaslan
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This is my take on the Lynd's Dark Nebula 43.

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.

Copyright: ShaRA 
Procesing: Aygen Erkaslan 
LRGB, 300s each
Instrument: ASA N20 Astrograph
Date: May 2023
Location: El Sauce Observatory, Obstech, Chile

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Lynds Dark Nebula 43, Aygen Erkaslan