camera artifact or object?
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by vogtschaller
I'm new at this. There are interesting blue blobs on the right edge of this galaxy. I suspect they are camera artifacts. What do you think?
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by JeanTate
Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, vogtschaller!
I can see a squarish purple blob on the top-right end of the galaxy in the center (which I'm pretty sure is a highly inclined - to our line of sight - spiral). If that's what you're referring to, it's an artifact. If it weren't, you'd likely see it in an SDSS image of the same galaxy (SDSS J131752.33+003827.3 is its name), but I can't:
Hope this helps, and happy hunting! 😃
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