object near central galaxy

there appears to be something akin to a bow wave emanating from this object

Posted June 10, 2014 1:34 AM

by Budgieye moderator

probably an artifact, these photos are heavily processed

Posted June 10, 2014 6:26 AM

by JeanTate in response to Jon Pinder's comment.

Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, Jon Pinder!

Hmm, I can't see anything like that; in which direction does it (the thing that looks like a bow shock) suggest the object would be heading?

Astronomers have discovered bow shocks (star moving through the interstellar medium, for example), and some are visible in optical images; however, no SDSS image that I know of shows a bow shock. And there are plenty of 'blast shocks' ... supernova remnants 😄

Happy hunting! 😃

Posted June 10, 2014 8:15 AM