Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1340  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 6995
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The Bat Nebula, Laurence Pap
The Bat Nebula
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The Bat Nebula

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The Bat Nebula, Laurence Pap
The Bat Nebula
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The Bat Nebula

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This is what happens when a massive star explodes and forces out clouds of debris across space. The part on the left that resembles a bat in part of the larger eastern Veil Nebula and is located about 1,400 light years from Earth.

Unfortunatly my imaging session was cut short after two hours when clouds started to roll in.

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The Bat Nebula, Laurence Pap