Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  LBN 7  ·  LDN 43
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LDN 43 The Cosmic Bat Nebula, Daniel Stern
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LDN 43 The Cosmic Bat Nebula

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LDN 43 The Cosmic Bat Nebula

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It really does look like a bat, and hence it's 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. The small galaxy seen below LDN 43, just to the left of a bright orange star, is LEDA 3868080.  This galaxy is located 400 million light years away.  It is slightly larger than our Milky Way, at about 130,000 light years in diameter.  This background galaxy is 400,000 times further away than the foreground nebula.

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LDN 43 The Cosmic Bat Nebula, Daniel Stern