Interesting pattern
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CeciliaB
Lately I've come across a couple of x-shaped edgeons with a slightly different pattern.
Above and below the tips of the x there is a bright patch which makes the x look like the figure 8.
Whatever that could mean?
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Budgieye
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Yes, x shaped nuclei are an exciting field of research. See
2.2 Nucleus, nuclear bulge, and bulgeless, X-shaped bulges , nuclear rings https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=2
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