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NGC660 – Flinal Color

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NGC660 - Chile

NGC660 – Chile

Here is the polar ring galaxy NGC660. It lies about 45 million ly away in Pisces. Appears to be formed by a collision event. The ring itself is estimated to be about 59,000 ly across or a little over 1/2 the diameter of our galaxy.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with an ST11000 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (45/8min L, 8/8min each 2×2 RGB).