Galaxy Zoo Talk

This one... interests me.

by NekoThaCay

It's... peculiar. Is that a ring of other galaxies spinning around something to make one? What are your thoughts?

Posted July 22, 2017 11:20 AM
by Budgieye moderator

This is a simple computer representation of a galaxy with blue spiral arms.

“Blue stuff” in the Illustris galaxy images https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/11/11/blue-stuff-in-the-illustris-galaxy-images/

Illustris Sept 2015 (classifying simulated galaxies https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0002eys

Posted July 22, 2017 11:25 AM

Subject: AGZ000912m

Comments

by toivohn

Weird octagon galaxy. 8 OB associations/bursts of star formation, result of 8 mergers?

Posted August 8, 2017 12:57 PM
by Budgieye moderator

This is a simple computer representation of a galaxy with blue spiral arms.

Posted August 8, 2017 6:26 PM
by fllim

there are quite a few of these confusing ring like multi galactic nuclei type galaxies from illustris

Posted August 9, 2017 6:10 AM
by Budgieye moderator

Yes, the Illustris universe needs a bit of tweaking.

Posted August 9, 2017 6:51 AM
by discala_

il y a plusieurs fusion un anneau d'étoiles bleu et jaunes

Posted August 14, 2017 7:03 PM
by Archaea1221

Anyone have an idea what this is?

Posted August 17, 2017 8:25 AM
by Budgieye moderator

Hi Archaea1221 and welcome. This is a simple computer representation of a galaxy with blue spiral arms.

Posted August 17, 2017 8:35 AM
by Budgieye moderator

Please see "Illustris" in the Featured Discussions on the left.

Posted August 17, 2017 8:36 AM