Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's nebulae  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  The star 22UMa  ·  The star 24UMa  ·  The star 27UMa
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Integrated Flux Nebula, rflinn68
Integrated Flux Nebula
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Integrated Flux Nebula

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Integrated Flux Nebula, rflinn68
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Integrated Flux Nebula

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Coined the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) by Steve Mandel to describe high galactic latitude nebulae that are illuminated not by a single star or star cluster (as most nebula in the plane of the Galaxy are), but by the energy from the integrated flux of all the stars in the Milky Way. Surrounding our Milky Way are large clouds of dust consisting of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and other elements illuminated by the entire light of the galaxy.

This is a 4 panel mosaic with data collected between 2/18/2016 and 3/5/2016. Three of the four panels has 16X900s Lum, the other is 12X900s. RGB is 12X300s on each panel.

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    Original
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    C
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  • Final
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    E

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Integrated Flux Nebula, rflinn68