NGC 660, Pisces, Distance 24 million light years
NGC 660 is a polar ring type galaxy.  One of the main prominent arms stretches in a circle around the galaxy.  This galaxy has very dim arms with a surface brightness of 14.2. This required 6hrs of luminance to allow enough enancement and minimize noise.  Many of the background galaxies visible are mag 16-18 .


Image Details

Optics      8" LX200 f6.3
Mount              LX200 fork mount
Camera
 Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Filter
 Astronomik Type 2C
Date
 29 Nov , 12 Dec 03
Location  
 My Backyard Observatory in Ocean Springs, MS, Limiting 4.5   
Exposure
 330:24:24:24  150min of (L) 1x1, 180min of (L) 2X2, RGB 2x2 bin
Notes
 Guided with 80mm refractor and MX5-16