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Interrupted blue arc

by Budgieye moderator

I thought about it for a awhile, but I think star-forming. The colour is thefuzzy white blue of star formation. Arcs are usually darker red-blue with sharper edges. Also, the center galaxy is a spiral, and they aren't massive enough to bend space.

http://legacysurvey.org/viewer/jpeg-cutout/?ra=113.8078&dec=23.1104&zoom=16&layer=decals-dr3

http://legacysurvey.org/viewer/jpeg-cutout/?ra=113.8121&dec=23.1094&zoom=15&layer=decals-dr3

http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR9/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=113.81199021&dec=23.10939718&scale=0.09903175&width=512&height=512&opt=&query=

For more info

3.9 Gravitational lenses http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=3&comment_id=53d8b966db90c7620200110c

Posted November 6, 2016 5:05 AM