Galaxy Zoo Talk

Thing. Orb-like.

  • nickdwyer53 by nickdwyer53

    Something odd top right galaxy. Almost looks like a planet is in the way. #artifact?

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

    That object is a foreground star, so we can expect it is an artifact rather than another object in front of it. Stars do tend to produce some interesting artifacts in these SDSS images 😃

    Remember to only classify the object at the center!

    Happy Hunting 😃

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

    Thanks.

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