APOD / Mark Hanson / Mike Selby. But as long as we break out of the limitations of differences, we can see the diversity of civilizations and the miracles created by humans on this planet.

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"The bat comes to charm and hide".

APOD / Mark Hanson / Mike Selby. But as long as we break out of the limitations of differences, we can see the diversity of civilizations and the miracles created by humans on this planet. - DayDayNews

APOD/Mark Hanson/Mike Selby

Geographical differences bring about cultural differences. But as long as we break out of the limitations of differences, we can see the diversity of civilizations and the miracles created by humans on this planet.

For example, The "blessing" in Chinese traditional culture and the daunting vampires in Western culture can miraculously combine with the same creature - bats. The symbolic meaning of death and the practical meaning of life can also be reflected in the LDN 43 nebula, the largest bat in the Milky Way.

is located in . LDN 43 of Ophiuchus is about 1400 light years away from the earth. Its appearance is like a huge bat flying towards us. The body of the bat is a molecular cloud that is dense enough to block light. It blocks the stars in the background, and also blocks the faint light emitted by adjacent reflective nebula.

Although bats symbolize death in Western culture, this giant bat with a wingspan of 12 light years is actually a fertile land full of vitality. It has a large number of star embryos. It is these young stars embedded deep inside the nebula that outline the outline of this giant cosmic bat so vividly and vividly.

Reference
LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221031.html

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