Galaxy Zoo Talk

ping-pong ball

  • ritacecilia by ritacecilia translator

    overlap? bulge way off the centre?

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  • Rick_N. by Rick_N.

    I venture it is a star in our galaxy that happens to be in the same line-of-sight as the background galaxy. if we look at the bigger picture, there are similar stars. Different orientation in below picture.

    http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237674285392134471
    18thFeb

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  • ritacecilia by ritacecilia translator

    yes, you are right, it is a pretty starry region.

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