The Cosmic Bat Nebula
| Object | The Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43), in Ophiuchus |
| Telescope (Photo) | TeleVue 85mm OTA @ f/5.6 (480mm focal length) on ZWO AM5N mount |
| Telescope (Guiding) | William Optics UniGuide 32mm f/3.75 guide scope on ZWO AM5N mount |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI2600MC Duo one-shot APS-C color CMOS Camera, controlled by N.I.N.A |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI220MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 44 one-shot color images at 300 seconds each.
Total 3 hours, 40 minutes data capture. Calibrated with dark,
flat-dark, and flat frames;
image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.4 |
| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) |
| Date | 06/05/2026 |