DocumentationGallery

NGC660

Click Image for full size view
Warning: Full size images can be very large
By
Catalog
Obj Type
Location
Date Taken:
Don Goldman
NGC 660
Galaxy
Sierra-Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
09-08-2007
Description

NGC660 is a mag. 10.7  8.3 X 3. 2 arcmin galaxy near M74 in Pisces that is 24 million years distant.  It is a polar ring galaxy resulting from the collision of two galaxies.  North is to the left.

Technical Details
Exposure Time:
4.25 hrs NIR-blocked Lum; 80 min each R,G,B
Camera:
SBIG STL11000
Telescope:
RC Optical 16" f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount:
Software Bisque Paramount ME
© 2010 Don Goldman
Used with permission, No reproduction of these images are permitted without written approval from Don Goldman.