Galaxy Zoo Talk

Multicolors

  • business2319 by business2319

    Are colors like this legitimate, or artifacts of the photograph? If legitimate, how is one supposed to note there is a multitude of colors in the classification? And what those colors are?

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    The colours in this object are artifacts- this is in fact a foreground star.

    The stars from our own galaxy are very bright compared to the galaxies we are imaging, so over exposure / over saturation is common. Some artifact like this are the result 😃

    Hope this helps!

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