Friday 10 October 2014 9.00am EDT
During the last week Chandra completed the observing schedule as planned. A Chandra image release was issued on Oct 8 describing observations of M82X-2, an "ultraluminous X-ray source" (ULX) in the galaxy M82. M82X-2 is the brightest pulsar ever recorded. NuSTAR, a high-energy X-ray telescope, detected unusual pulsations in the ULX. Astronomers used Chandra to identify exactly which X-ray source was emitting the pulsations and exhibiting other unusual behavior. For details see: http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2014/m82nu/ The schedule of targets for the next week is shown below and includes observations of Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring as it encounters Mars. |
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SPT-CLJ0411-4819 ACIS-I Oct 13
Radiation Belts
SPT-CLJ0411-4819 ACIS-I Oct 14
ChandraDeepField-S ACIS-I
Radiation Belts Oct 16
LMCX-2 ACIS-S/HETG
ChandraDeepField-S ACIS-I Oct 17
3C225B ACIS-S Oct 18
Radiation Belts
SDSSJ163718.64+2740 ACIS-S Oct 19
C2013A1SIDINGSPRING ACIS-S
C2013A1SIDINGSPRING ACIS-S
C2013A1SIDINGSPRING ACIS-I
C2013A1SIDINGSPRING ACIS-I Oct 20
SDSSJ163718.64+2740 ACIS-S------------------------------------------
All spacecraft subsystems continued to support nominal operations.
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