NGC 210

NGC 210
NGC 210 is a barred spiral galaxy located roughly 70 million light-years from here, in the constellation Cetus.
NGC 210 is a rather strange galaxy due to its structure. The inner portion is very bright and the two dust lanes (just perceptible here) give way to spiral structure. Yet the outer two filamentary arms are almost disconnected, making the galaxy better described as a barred spiral. These ring-like galaxies have been studied by astronomers to better understand how various shapes of galaxies evolve.

Imaged in LRGB on our RiDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Obstech, Chile
Integration Time: 27 hours
Image Processing: Mike Selby