Galaxy Zoo Talk

Arc effect - The wedding ring

by Lesade

Just wondered if the arc effect, (wedding ring around centre galaxy) is caused by the closeness of the star optically or is there any physical effect?

Posted January 10, 2014 1:25 AM
by ElisabethB moderator

That arc is caused by the brightness of the core. It's an optical artifact.

Posted January 10, 2014 8:44 AM

Subject: AGZ0006y7c

Comments

by georgem571

#star #overlap. Strange #artifact in core. Interesting #starforming #blue #irregular nebula lower left of SkyServer image.

Posted December 15, 2013 4:55 PM
by Kolibrie_

I'm wondering what I'm looking at in this picture.

Posted January 10, 2014 9:35 PM
by Boomassiv

Star in foreground?

Posted January 11, 2014 6:12 PM
by lostlens

the dot it is not a photometric object and it looks like a star.

Posted January 11, 2014 6:27 PM