An odd couple lives some 100 million light years away. Here we find a spiral galaxy, NGC 2276 on the top, and its neighbor NGC 2300 on the bottom. Space scientists conducting a study of ultraluminous x-ray sources (ULXs) looking for intermediate-mass black holes using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory believe they have found a candidate. An interesting object, called NGC 2276-3c, located in an arm of spiral galaxy NGC 2276, appears to have the right characteristics.
Technical details:
Optics: Vixen VC200L @ f/6.4
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan Pro (belt mod)
Guiding: ST-237 guide chip of SBIG ST2000XM
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM
Filter Wheel: SBIG CFW9
Filters: L,R,G,B
CCD Temperature: 0 degrees Celsius
Constellation: Cepheus
Date: Aug 21, 2020
Location: Korinthos - Greece - Albireo Observatory 1
Exposure:
L=10x300 sec bin 1x1
R=10x300 sec bin 1x1
G=10x300 sec bin 1x1
B=10x300 sec bin 1x1
Calibration: Darks, Flats, Bias
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