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bloben
how does this kind of ring occur ?
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ElisabethB
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Hi bloben and welcome to the Zoo
This is actually a simulated galaxy from the Illustris data set and for some reason or other do they produce quite a lot of these rings. The blue/white blobs are star forming areas in the galaxy.
More info on the Illustris images : https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/09/21/new-images-for-galaxy-zoo-part-2-illustris/
Happy hunting ! 😄
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