Cluster

• by aussiegoodstuff

  I wonder if this is a cluster of stars, or cluster of galaxies?

  Posted June 22, 2014 11:40 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  It is IC3617. I'd go for irregular galaxy with lots of star forming areas (the blue dots)

  Here's the complete (and rotated) image :

  

  Posted June 22, 2014 12:06 PM

• by nickdwyer53

  Lovely blue lumpiness. Are we in #voorwerpje territory?

  Posted December 18, 2014 8:05 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The blue clumps are active starforming areas in te galaxy. No Voorwerpje here, sorry

  Posted December 18, 2014 12:09 PM

• by nickdwyer53 in response to ElisabethB's comment.

  Thanks, @ElisabethB and @Capella05. It's easy to run off into looking for more complexity than necessary when still a noob (me)!

  Posted December 19, 2014 6:36 PM

• by Capella05 moderator in response to nickdwyer53's comment.

  No worries 😃

  We were all noobs (or newbies!) once 😃

  Posted December 19, 2014 8:33 PM