SVX130T - Cosmic Bat
Mark Savan captured this terrific shot of the Cosmic Bat nebula (LDN 43) in Ophiuchus with his SVX130T. This nebula rests approximately 1,400 light-years away from Earth in front of the larger, bright nebula LBN 7. This molecular cloud is so dense that it blocks the majority of LBN 7’s glowing gas, as well as light from background stars. The bat is 12 light-years in length and is home to many newborn stars.
Other Designations: LDN43, NGC 1788, Sh2-155, Cosmic Bat Nebula, LBN 7.
Details:
Telescopes: SVX130T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mount: CEM70G
Filters:
- Optolong Blue 2”
- Optolong Green 2”
- Optolong H-Alpha 7nm 2”
- Optolong L-Pro 2”
- Optolong Luminance 2”
- Optolong OIII 6.5nm 2”
- Optolong SII 6.5nm 2”
Software: NINA, Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight, Affinity Photo
Exposure: approximately. 18 hours of LRGB from Howling Coyote Remove Observatory in PieTown, NM.
*For more details and an in depth look, visit Mark’s AstroBin.
References:
LDN 43 Cosmic Bat - AstroBin. (n.d.). AstroBin. https://app.astrobin.com/u/astrosavy?i=peo00s#gallery
APOD: 2024 October 27 – LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula. (n.d.). https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html
Stern, D. (2023, August 17). The Cosmic Bat Nebula - LDN43. Sky And Telescope. https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/the-cosmic-bat-nebula-ldn43/
Brecher, R. (2024, September 21). LDN 43. Astrodoc: Astrophotography by Ron Brecher. https://astrodoc.ca/ldn-43/
