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LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
LDN 43, the Cosmic Bat Nebula, is a molecular cloud about 1,400 light-years away in Ophiuchus. It is dense enough to block light from background stars and from the nearby reflection nebula LBN 7. This twelve light-year-long filament of gas and dust resembles a vast cosmic bat.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 27 October 2010 Dark Reflections in the Southern Cross See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2008 Hubble resumes science operations See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2025 Spiralling star factory See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2022 A Cosmic Cobweb See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2004 Location of Tycho's Supernova in the sky (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 OCT 2024 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 OCT 2024.