Either a galaxy cluster or numerous galaxies in line of site
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BrianSteer
Either a galaxy cluster or numerous galaxies in line of site. probably the former.
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klmasters
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I think more likely stars - I'm going to bet this is near the Galactic plane (and then I will check that using the Examine link). Hang on....
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Edd
scientist
A galaxy cluster wouldn't look entirely dissimilar to this (the galaxies within it would look more fuzzy though), but in this case it's a particularly dense region of stars from our own galaxy instead, I think. This becomes more obvious with a wider view though, available at
http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/chart.asp?ra=299.09601081&dec=9.8674827Posted
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Edd
scientist
Oh me and Karen are answering questions together it seems 😃 Hi Karen!
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klmasters
scientist, admin
Hi Edd - I noticed we're both doing the same ones! Btw you should email Rob or Arfon and ask them to tag you as a science team member. 😃
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klmasters
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10 degrees off the plane, but a lot of stars nearby. Check out the wider view here: http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/chart.asp?ra=299.09601081&dec=9.8674827
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