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04-17-2014, 00:45
For Christians among us...
The NGC 660 and NGC 4650A are "Polar Ring Galaxies" that appear as crosses.
Here is a link to NGC 660-
http://www.astroblogs.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/NGC-660.jpg (http://www.astroblogs.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/NGC-660.jpg)
NGC 4650A looks quite different.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/NGC_4650A_I_HST2002.jpg/250px-NGC_4650A_I_HST2002.jpg
If you do an image search for NGC 660 or NGC 4650A you will get a bunch of pictures of them.
A scientific explanation is at this link at NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 10, 2012-
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121110.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121110.html)
The NGC 660 and NGC 4650A are "Polar Ring Galaxies" that appear as crosses.
Here is a link to NGC 660-
http://www.astroblogs.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/NGC-660.jpg (http://www.astroblogs.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/NGC-660.jpg)
NGC 4650A looks quite different.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/NGC_4650A_I_HST2002.jpg/250px-NGC_4650A_I_HST2002.jpg
If you do an image search for NGC 660 or NGC 4650A you will get a bunch of pictures of them.
A scientific explanation is at this link at NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 10, 2012-
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121110.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121110.html)