Ring Galaxy

• by harveyoyo

  I found this on Galaxy Zoo. Does anyone know what it is or how it was formed?

  Posted March 31, 2017 2:27 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi Harveyoyo and welcome to the Zoo

  This is a simulated galaxy from the Illustris dataset (more info here : https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/09/21/new-images-for-galaxy-zoo-part-2-illustris/)

  And in these simulated images we get a lot of 'rings'. So the pale blue smudges are star forming areas in these images !

  Anyway, happy hunting ! 😄

  Posted March 31, 2017 4:54 PM