Galaxy Zoo Talk

Symmetrical blue points

by Budgieye moderator

Foreground stars in an amazingly symmetical formation on each side of the nucleus? It must be, the other stars around it look similar.

http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr13/SkyServerWS/ImgCutout/getjpeg?TaskName=Skyserver.Explore.Image&ra=311.780172256245&dec=0.430185064569321&scale=0.2&width=200&height=200&opt=G

http://cas.sdss.org/dr13/en/tools/explore/Summary.aspx?ra=311.780172256245&dec=0.430185064569321

http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr13/SkyServerWS/ImgCutout/getjpeg?TaskName=Skyserver.Chart.Image&ra=311.780172256245&dec=0.430185064569321&scale=0.1980635&width=1200&height=800&opt=&query=

Posted February 4, 2017 4:13 PM

Subject: AGZ000deij

Comments

by TYCEwa

#Together, or separately?

Posted December 28, 2016 6:10 PM
by Nhstbernie

Just thought this was worth sharing

Posted January 21, 2017 4:07 PM
by Throbulator

This is the first time I've seen clumps in a galaxy. The questionnaire could use an option when two or more clumps are brighter.

Posted February 3, 2017 7:23 PM
by CeciliaB

The two bright dots above and underneath the core of the object in the center are foreground stars in our galaxy.

Posted February 4, 2017 2:55 PM
by Budgieye moderator

Continue in Science Discussion

Posted February 4, 2017 4:09 PM