Galaxy Zoo Talk

Relativistic Jet?

  • nitinol by nitinol

    This reminds me of the M87 jet with the blue color shift and broken lobes on a trajectory.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi nitinol and welcome to the Zoo

    The green thing at 2 o'clock is not a jet but it looks more like a cosmic ray that didn't get removed.

    Happy hunting !

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  • nitinol by nitinol

    Hi Elisabeth,

    How often do cosmic ray artifacts occur? Can you tell by the sharpness of its boundaries?

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Yes, cosmic ray artifacts have sharp boundaries and a uniform colour.

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