APOD 2.3

APOD 2.3

This is a snapshot from the Gemini North telescope. This amazing snapshot was of the Polar Ring Galaxy or NGC 660. The Gemini telescope has a sharp composite of broad and narrow band filter, making this image even more amazing than it is. A cool fact is that Polar Ring Galaxies are seldom and have a substantial population of starts, gas, and dust orbiting in rings close to the galactic disk. This looks soo amazing partly because of the bizarre-looking configuration caught materials from a nearby galaxy passing through this one. The polar ring component can also be used to explore the shape of the galaxy's that cant be seen such as the dark mater halo. Also the gravitational pull from this galaxy is the reason for the myriad pinkish star forming regions along the NGC 660.