Hey guys, here is my take on The Cosmic Bat (LDN43).
I only stumbled across this target recently and was surprised to learn it’s not a northern hemisphere object. Too often I stumble across cool looking dark nebula, only to discover they're northern objects. But this one? Perfect timing, it was well placed for imaging.
I was shooting M17 at the time when I remembered that I originally planned to shoot this, it just slipped my mind.
I actually had a bit of trouble getting some good time on this but managed 9 hours and 40 minutes over a couple nights. Would like more integration, but ahh yeah, Sydney rain and all...
Got to say, this object really is aptly named! That bat like silhouette is unmistakable. And for once, this seemed fairly easy to process.
OK...I'll say it ....Holy flying dust bat, Batman!
An excellent capture of this target, which is growing in popularity recently, for imagers to bag
Mike
Not quite what I had in mind but it did start with "holy something and end with Batman.
That's a stunning image Jason. It really gives credence to how these things are named (unlike the constellations, I still can't make out most of those with the stars, light pollution or not).
Hmm, maybe if I stand on my head, I can do that.
That’s a great image Jason and you’ve done well to grab enough data through the clouds
Cheers Rodney, yeah it has been a challenge recently!
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
OK...I'll say it ....Holy flying dust bat, Batman!
An excellent capture of this target, which is growing in popularity recently, for imagers to bag
Mike
Totally looks like Batman! Thanks Mike and yes there is a load of dust out there. I saw the day after I posted this that the AstroBin image of the day happened to be the Bat but with some Ha shooting out of the "head". Might give that a try with my sneaky new camera.. Just gotta get some clear weather in Sydney. So blame me for the bad weather. Always the way when you get new astro gear!
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Originally Posted by Leo.G
Not quite what I had in mind but it did start with "holy something and end with Batman.
That's a stunning image Jason. It really gives credence to how these things are named (unlike the constellations, I still can't make out most of those with the stars, light pollution or not).
Hmm, maybe if I stand on my head, I can do that.
Thank you Leo. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. This object sure does. Like Mike said on my AstroBin, this and the Dolphin nebula. They are very well named.
....Holy flying dust bat, Batman! 
Totally looks like Batman! Thanks Mike and yes there is a load of dust out there. I saw the day after I posted this that the AstroBin image of the day happened to be the Bat but with some Ha shooting out of the "head". Might give that a try with my sneaky new camera.. 
