Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  HD10311  ·  IC 148  ·  NGC 660
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NGC 660 A polar ring galaxy, Astro Jim
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NGC 660 A polar ring galaxy

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NGC 660 A polar ring galaxy, Astro Jim
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NGC 660 A polar ring galaxy

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I like to push my 350 mm scope to its limits in the hope that it will help me decide what scope to get next. Seeing all the potential for more detail in this one gives me a bit of aperture fever. NGC 660 is 45 million light years away. It has a ring of material orbiting it at an inclination of 45 degrees - another galaxy it ingested recently I suppose.

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NGC 660 A polar ring galaxy, Astro Jim