Galaxy Zoo Talk

large blue dots

  • DavinaD67 by DavinaD67

    There are at least five large blue dots in the lower arm of this spiral.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi DavinaD67 and welcome to the Zoo

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

    And in these images blue (or white) dots or smudges signify star forming areas in the galaxy.

    Happy huntng ! 😄

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