Galaxy Zoo Talk

perforated?

by delete_83e14720

what can have created the round 'hole'?

Posted December 1, 2013 4:51 PM

Subject: AGZ0007esh

by delete_83e14720

what can the dark spot be? it looks perforated

Posted December 1, 2013 4:49 PM
by lostlens

http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=124.11780839&dec=23.81082431 http://www.ukidss.org/

Posted December 1, 2013 5:04 PM
by Beerstein500

That looks really awesome.

Edit: lostlens, thanks for providing that website! It looks like it's still there. I'm flabbergasted.

Posted December 12, 2013 4:48 AM
by ElisabethB moderator

The dark spot in the center of the galaxy is just an optical artifact caused by the brightness of the core.

Posted December 12, 2013 6:58 AM
by planetaryscience

#ukidssring

Posted December 12, 2013 3:10 PM
by jumpy26

There's also a dark region at the top of the galaxy?!

Posted February 5, 2014 8:36 AM
by Alpha_Aurigae

#UGC 4304

Posted February 12, 2015 11:15 AM