Lens?
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lens or parallax superposition with the larger galaxy?
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by Capella05 moderator in response to davidportwain's comment.
Hi and welcome David 😃
Having looked at the bigger picture I am going to go with no lensing.The galaxy is starting to interact with the galaxy on the left, so it is understandable that the dust lane is getting a bit disturbed! The white object is a foreground star, so it is only by line of sight that it looks like it is connected.
The SkyServer images below are roated.
If we look at the inverted image you can see the star / tidal tails forming.
Hope this helps and happy hunting!
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