IC 2574, also known as Coddington’s Nebula, is a dwarf spiral galaxy discovered by American astronomer Edwin Foster Coddington in 1898. It is 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. IC 2574 does not show evidence of interaction with other galaxies. It is currently forming stars; a UV analysis showed clumps of star formation 85 to 500 light-years (26 to 150 pc) in size.
This image shows galactic cirrus throughout. This is from a vast molecular cloud within our Milky Way Galaxy. It is illuminated by the light of our own Galaxy.

Telescope: Planewave Delta Rho 350 f3.0
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: ZWO ASI461MM pro / EFW-7
Guider: ZWO OAG-L-68 / ZWO ASI174mm Mini
Filters: Astrodon II 50mm Sq LRGB

L: 107×5 mins = 535 mins, R: 47×5 mins = 235 mins, G: 44×5 mins = 220 mins, B: 46×5 mins = 230 mins

Total Imaging Time: 20h 20m

Data Imaged remotely on 10 nights during April & May, 2025.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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