What is this purple thing?
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by googleeyed
If anyone could clear up what this purple thing is or if its just a picture error
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by KWillett scientist, admin, translator
It's a very bright star, instead of a galaxy; the purple/black features at the center are a result of the bright object saturating the CCD detector on the telescope. It should be classified as a star/artifact, rather than a galaxy.
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