SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
strudolyubov
Location of Photo:
Abiqui Lake, New Mexico, USA
Date/Time of photo:
October, 2021
Equipment:
250mm f/4.0 Lacerta PhotoNewton Newtonian reflector, ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera, Orion HDX-110 EQ-G mount
Description:
A peculiar polar-ring galaxy, NGC 660. The complex structure of NGC 660 is believed to be a result of violent interaction between two galaxies that occurred around a billion years ago forming a prominent star-forming ring. The prominent warp in the plane of the ring is probably due to the tidal interaction with the nearby galaxy UGC 1195. The image is a combination of LRGB data taken over several nights in October 2021 with the 250mm f/4 Lacerta Photonewton and ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera. L: 56x300s (Gain 0, bin 1x1) and 77x90s (Gain 108, bin 1x1) R: 35x180s (Gain 108, bin 1x1) and 8x300s (Gain 108, bin 1x1) G: 38x180s (Gain 108, bin 1x1) B: 40x180s (Gain 108, bin 1x1) Total exposure: 12.9 hours Photographer: Sergey Trudolyubov Address: 2421 Canyon Glen Rd. Los Alamos, NM 87544 E-mail: [email protected]
