Galaxy Zoo Talk

"Bullseye" spot

  • inorganicawareness by inorganicawareness

    Would this be a sort of #lens? Are we seeing two #foregroundstar? #questions

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    The red dot in the center is an optical artifact caused by the brightness of the core. The two red objects at 6 and 9 are both foreground stars from our galaxy.

    Happy hunting ! 😄

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Hashtagging as #no_lens to remove from collection.

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