What Is The Blue Line Running Through This Galaxy?

• by rainbowsnowflake

  Hi, I have been using Galaxy Zoo for some time now but I haven't seen anything quite like this galaxy. I'm very curious as to what the blue line might be and what it could possibly mean.

  Posted August 25, 2017 8:14 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  Welcome rainbowsnowflake, It is a satellite trail. For more info, see

  8.2 airplanes. satellites and meteors https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=8

  Posted August 25, 2017 8:19 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  kb7wox Here are my slight silly guesses.

  It is going west to east, not a TV communications

  with a inclination, so took off from Florida or Russia. Not Hubble Space Telescope, it has little inclination.

  Pretty bright, so low Earth Orbit,

  doesn't seem to be tumbling so not old rocket stage.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite#Orbit_types

  

  Posted September 17, 2017 8:02 AM