Solar system

• by Keryar

  I'm not very studyied in how the cosmic objects looks like by telescopic view, but it's a star system?

  Posted August 17, 2015 6:18 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  This is an elliptical galaxy, comprised of billions of stars, millions of light years away. The other objects in this image are stars in our galaxy, thousands of light years away so much closer. We can't see planets in these images, they are too small. The only solar system objects you are likely to see are asteroids and comets in our own solar system. see

  8.3 asteroids, ice worlds http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=8&comment_id=53d8bc1e0d43f776b00010bb

  8.4 comets http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=8&comment_id=53d8bc2b0d43f77bd6001042

  Posted August 17, 2015 10:16 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi Keryar and welcome to the Zoo

  The central orange object is a galaxy containing billions of stars. The bright white dot at 12 o'clock is a foreground star from our galaxy.

  Happy hunting !😄

  Posted August 17, 2015 10:28 AM