what is it?

• by shanrockallen7

  what is it?

  Posted June 28, 2014 4:34 AM

• by JeanTate in response to shanrockallen7's comment.

  Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, shanrockallen7!

  The red glow is from a nearby, very bright star, and the red streak is a diffraction spike (diffspike), a kind of artifact. Here's the field, zoomed out:

  

  Happy hunting! 😃

  Posted June 28, 2014 1:44 PM