Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Coddington's Nebula  ·  IC 2574
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Coddington's Nebula, IC 2574, Greg Meyer MD
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Coddington's Nebula, IC 2574

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Coddington's Nebula, IC 2574, Greg Meyer MD
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Coddington's Nebula, IC 2574

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Actually a dwarf galaxy.  Located in Ursa Major, a constellation in the northern sky, it is an outlying member of the M81 Group. It is believed that 90% of its mass is in the form of dark matter. A mere 12 million light-years away, and 50,000 light-years across. 
this needs a lot more time, but all the time I had, at my dark sky sight...so grabbed what I could.

Esprit 120mm, QHY268M, Optolong LRGB and Ha filters. Shot at my Bortle 1 sight in Arizona. 
2hr 15min lum, 1 hr each RGB and 6hr of Ha. 15 hr total integration

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Coddington's Nebula, IC 2574, Greg Meyer MD

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