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Galaxy ?

  • raphaeljay06 by raphaeljay06

    I can't tell if this is really a galaxy, could be a nebula perhaps

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to raphaeljay06's comment.

    Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, raphaeljay06.

    It's a galaxy, and a nebula! It's likely a type of galaxy called Irregular; such galaxies look messy, with not much apparent structure. Irregulars often have regions of with lots of star-formation, which appear, from our distance and in images like these, as blue nebulae ... just like this galaxy.

    Hope this helps, and happy hunting! 😃

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