Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 19, 2026 is “IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Dane Vetter). The original explanation runs about 131 words.

IC 2574: Coddington's Nebula
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Dane Vetter Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But small, irregular galaxies form stars too.”

— APOD editors, February 19, 2026

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 19, 2026
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Dane Vetter
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 131 words

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Source

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