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AGZ000daem

  • Uranian by Uranian

    This galaxy appears to show radial arms rather than spiral. It's quite faint and fuzzy, so I'm wondering if it might be a supernova remnant.

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    You are correct, it is a faint and fuzzy galaxy, made of billions of stars. Supernova remnants are bigger and brighter. For examples see

    4.4 nebula, supernova remnants, starbirth nebulae https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=4

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