Galaxy Zoo Talk

Optical effect?

  • Segev by Segev

    I am pretty sure that this is an optical effect. Nevertheless, could anyone clear this up for me?

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Hi and welcome @Segev 😃

    That is a foreground star from our own galaxy, so you are right! The weird colours are not real, they are artifacts caused by filter and focusing errors.

    You can find more information here and this is the zoomed out image:

    enter image description here

    Happy Hunting!

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