Galaxy Zoo Talk

Pink Galaxy

  • p.draper by p.draper

    First time i have seen a pink galaxy , then 2 came in one night. Why is the nucleus pink ? is it an image fault ?
    P.Draper

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  • fatha731 by fatha731

    Just really active AGN IMO. It's not that rare in AGN galaxies.

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  • dderek by dderek

    is there a beging of a bar at 7 oclock,also what could the othe line be

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    The straight line is a diffraction spike (optical artifact) caused by a bright star just outside of this image.

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