STREAK

• by Mark_Moffatt

  What is the streak to the right of this galaxy ? Is it debris from the galaxy or an artificial artifact ?

  Posted December 24, 2015 5:02 AM

• by Mark_Moffatt

  The dust shows up in DECaLS DR1 images

  Posted December 24, 2015 5:10 AM

• by Mark_Moffatt

  And also in DECaLS DR1 residuals .

  Posted December 24, 2015 5:12 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  The streak is a ffuzziness from several distant galaxies.

  

  http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?ra=1.5507489650519966&dec=-1.0249118210973889

  Posted December 25, 2015 1:11 AM