NGC2685 Helix Galaxy

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

NGC2685 Helix Galaxy by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 880 minutes
  • Red = 240 minutes
  • Green = 240 minutes
  • Blue = 240 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 660 minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC & PIxInsight

About this image


NGC2685 is a polar ring galaxy which means there are stars, gas, and dust orbiting as loops around the core which is debris from a captured galaxy. It is also known as the peculiar galaxy Arp 336.

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The captured material appears as loops and rings around the core of NGC2685.

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