Messier Object 64, The Blackeye Galaxy
 
 

 

Image Information
Date Imaged

11/21//2009

Location Imaged From

Barking Pumpkin Observatory

Barking Pumpkin Observatory in
Tierra del Sol, CA

Equipment Telescope: 10" f/6.3 LX200 Classic
Mount: Ulti-Wedge
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM w/Astrodon Tru-Balance Filters
Focal Ratio: f/5.6 with Meade f/6.3 focal reducer
Exposure Information

LRGB-60-80-45-30

NGC 660 is a starburst polar ring galaxy classified as SBa/PRG with a surface brightness of 13.8 magnitude, distance is 42 Mly.