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Check out this spooky photograph of the Bat Nebula this Hallowe’en

Oct 31, 2022 by Alex Baker Leave a Comment

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We are all about Hallowe’en at DIYP, and to celebrate we wanted to share this incredible image of the Bat Nebula. It really does look a lot like a bat, flying through space surrounded by tiny stars.

The image was captured by the RiDK 500 telescope at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, and processed by Mark Hansen and Mike Selby.

The Bat Nebula is located about 1400 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. “The rarely imaged LDN 43 is a dark nebula consisting of very dense material which blocks light from background stars,” says Mark.

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This 12-light year-long filament of gas and dust is actually a nursery where new stars are born. “Glowing with eerie light,” writes Michelle Thaller on Astronomy Picture of the Day, “the bat is lit up from inside by dense gaseous knots that have just formed young stars.”

It truly is an astounding image, and perfect for enjoying all the spookiness of Hallowe’en. The universe really is full of strange and wonderful things, far beyond our imagination.

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby

[Via Astronomy Picture of the Day]

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About Alex Baker

Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

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