Arp 114
Friday, December 26th 2008 - 23:00 (UTC) - focal ratio f/4.5
Two galaxies extremely close to polaris captured in the fov of a modded webcam. Arp 114 consists of the spiral galaxy NGC 2276 (aka Arp 25) and the galaxy NGC 2300 (the other blob).
The image consists of 69 x 15 seconds plus an additional 66 x 10 seconds.
equipment used
Meade Starfinder 10
Philips Vesta Pro 680k webcam - SC3 with b/w ICX424AL-E ccd
Meade Starfinder 10
Philips Vesta Pro 680k webcam - SC3 with b/w ICX424AL-E ccd