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NGC 660: Polar Ring Galaxy
NGC 660 is a rare polar ring galaxy, with two different rings of stars. One ring of bright stars, gas, and dark dust appears nearly vertical. Another similar but shorter ring runs diagonally from the upper left. How polar ring galaxies obtain their striking appearance remains a topic of research. A leading theory suggests it is usually the result of two galaxies with different central rings colliding.
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In tropical astrology, 18 DEC 2024 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 DEC 2024.