5 galaxies merging at the same time?

• by neutrino312

  I don't really understand.

  Posted August 2, 2017 12:43 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi neutrino312 and welcome to the Zoo

  No , this is not a merger it is a simulated galaxy from the Illustris dataset. More info on these images here : https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/09/21/new-images-for-galaxy-zoo-part-2-illustris/

  And in these images blue or white smudges are star forming areas in the galaxy. See here : https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/11/11/blue-stuff-in-the-illustris-galaxy-images/

  Hope this helps and happy hunting.

  Posted August 2, 2017 1:59 PM