Bright blobs within the arms of the spiral

• by nottinghamman

  would these be stars?

  Posted January 17, 2015 8:44 PM

• by nottinghamman

  can anyone explain the distortion in the top arm of the spiral?

  Posted January 17, 2015 8:49 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The bright blobs in this galaxy are not individual stars but active star forming regions in this galaxy.

  Posted January 17, 2015 9:08 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  And the galaxy is obviously disturbed, but no culprit in sight. Could be a flyby ! :

  Posted January 17, 2015 9:10 PM