New Voorwhoop ?
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by Mark_Moffatt
What is the gas like object above and to the right of the galaxy ?
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by Budgieye moderator
The extension is made of stars, it is probably a small satellite galaxy that has not yet merged with the larger elliptical galaxy. Voorwerps, or AGN illuminated gas clouds would be bright one-coloured blue or other bright colours. see
AGN-illuminated clouds, Voorwerpje http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=3&comment_id=53d8b8f5db90c76710000f90
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