Cosmic bat and globular cluster in the astronomical images of the week

Every week, in Space Look ProgramWe displayed two astronomical images that stood out last week. And last week, we presented two more images released on Apod Brasil. Check it out:

Cosmic bat

[ Créditos: Andrea Arbizzi ]

The first image shows a dark view of the LDN 43 nebula. Emerging from the shadows of interstellar space, LDN 43, also known as the Bat Nebula, is made up of dense molecular clouds that block the light of stars in the background and give the shape that resembles that of a bat in flight. The Bat Nebula is towards the constellation of Ofiúco about 1400 light years away.

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Globular cluster

Already the second image displays the beautiful globular cluster M5. He was initially confused with a nebula by Charles Messier in the 18th century, when he added this “nebula” as the fifth record in his famous catalog of objects from deep sky. Today we know that it is a globular cluster with about 100,000 stars, and located at 25,000 years light away towards the serpent constellation.

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APOD BRAZIL

The choices of this week’s astronomical images were made from the Apod Brasil website (https://www.apodbrazil.com/), a portal maintained by astronomers and photography enthusiasts, dedicated to the dissemination of the beauties of the cosmos. Apod Brasil aims to publish an astronomical photograph every day, spreading the work of Brazilians, and other nationalities, committed to revealing the wonders of our universe. Those interested in contributing to the Apod Brasil Portal, and also to the astronomical images of the space gaze, can do this through the form available on the site: https://www.apodbrazil.com/form