Galaxy Zoo Talk

Small one and large one

  • Loxid by Loxid

    I just started and I've notice both times there was the large blurry disk and the one merging was a small bright circular object.

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    The large blurry disk is a galaxy, and the bright round object is a star in our galaxy, photobombing the image. 😦

    Other possiblities.

    If it is small and bright, it may be a distant quasar,

    If it is green, then it might be a supernova.

    It it has very sharp edges, it may be an artifact, a cosmic ray hit.

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