Galaxy Zoo Talk

What is this

by bweakland2003

Does anyone know what this is. It almost looks like the birth of a solar system in the center. I am guessing a super nova in the bottom right

Posted February 6, 2014 5:45 AM
by ElisabethB moderator

The orange dot just above the nucleus of the galaxy is a foreground star from our galaxy. The object in the center is also a star from our galaxy, not a supernova. The colors, spikes and weird center are all optical artifacts.

Posted February 6, 2014 7:07 AM

Subject: AGZ000632d

by dosey

#ring #double ring #disturbed #AGN or just a trick of the light from the bright star to the right!?

Posted November 2, 2012 10:11 PM
by design25destroy

#cosmicglare spiral galaxy neighbor to some celestial super nova/quasar/camera-burning object

Posted March 26, 2014 11:06 AM
by ElisabethB moderator

The object in the bottom right corner is just a bright star from our galaxy. The colors, spikes and weird center are all optical artifacts.

Posted March 26, 2014 1:01 PM
by Dragonfire1

double #ring #barred with #foregroundstar

Posted November 28, 2014 11:12 PM
by richardrichardstevens.org.uk

there is a curious shaped red object next to the nucleus of the galaxy, have checked it on skyserver it appears in that image as well.

Posted December 11, 2014 7:23 PM
by leonie_van_vliet

#UGC 11769 #double-ring, enclose #bar,& bright centre (artifact)
spectaculair #foreground-star... 😃

Posted January 6, 2015 6:35 PM