Interesting red lines
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georgeatm
Anyone have any ideas about the two red lines under this galaxy (artifacts?)
"This galaxy must be important because its underlined!
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Edd
scientist
It's a diffraction spike from a nearby bright star, just outside the frame.
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yonisgomez
in response to Edd's comment.
edd
It's a diffraction spike from a nearby bright star, just outside the frame.Posted
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vrooje
admin, scientist
This is NGC 488 -- the star is cut off in this image but you can see it if you go to the SDSS SkyServer's Navigate tool, put in the coordinates (here's a link with the coordinates already filled in), and click the "Get Image" button on the left.
The delicate spirals in this galaxy are absolutely gorgeous.
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