Galaxy Zoo Talk

An eye-like star.

  • JTInfinity by JTInfinity

    Can someone explain to me what the object to left is and how is it formed? Could it be a star with a galaxy in front of it? If so how big is the star?

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    It is a foreground star in our own galaxy, and the center has overexposed the ccds. Faint mag 14

    enter image description here yellow star, center is overexposed.

    http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr9/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237674460951806098

    Here is the neighbourhood. Even the red one is too dim to be seen with the unaided eye.

    enter image description here

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  • zoob1172 by zoob1172

    click "Galaxy Zoo examine" then "SDSS SkyServer" then "navigate" then click on the object. Use object ID for your question or statement.

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