Galaxy Zoo Talk

Blue halo

  • martin.hedin by martin.hedin

    Maybe I shouldn't saturate the forum. But why is there a blue halo around this galaxy? Are those spirals with blue stars?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    This is indeed a fuzzy spiral. The 'blue halo' is/are the spiral arms.

    And please, you are not saturating anything. Keep the questions coming! 😄

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