Galaxy Zoo Talk

Supernova in galaxy?

  • sredhead by sredhead

    Could this be a supernova in the galaxy?

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  • Edd by Edd scientist

    Not this time - it happens just to be a star in the foreground. To check for supernovae we need to look at earlier imaging and see if the star wasn't there before. In this case though, it turns out it was.

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  • Wakaleo by Wakaleo

    What is the pale patch running NE-SW in the galaxy that (curiously) lines up with the star?

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator in response to wakaleo's comment.

    That would be a bar 😃

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Coincidence? a bar lined up with a overlapping star?

    enter image description here

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  • DZM by DZM admin in response to Budgieye's comment.

    @budgieye, wow, that looks almost identical to the AGZ0004o08 image, flipped, although it's clearly slightly different. Which image is that?

    (Note: not science team, not a scientist, just a curious Zooniverse team member!)

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi Darren,

    It is the same galaxy ! The images we get here in GZ are rotated and/or flipped with regard to the images in Skyserver. No idea why though ! 😄

    El

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