central ring
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turelli
SkyServer image shows central ring. NGC?
http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/chart.asp?ra=173.98875958&dec=70.53583765Posted
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ElisabethB
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Nice find, it's NGC3735
Don't really know about the central ring though !Posted
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alan1001
What resource do you use to find the NGC classifications?
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ElisabethB
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Click on the ref.nr under the pic, then on GalaxyZoo examine. Then, if it is a SDSS pic, you can click on view in Skyserver. There, on the left of the page, you have SIMBAD and NED. Most of the times, there will be additional info available. Also if you click on the little image and then on "get image", you can zoom in/out. Unfortunately, this is only available for the SDSS pics, not the Hubble ones
Happy Hunting ! 😄Posted
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alan1001
Thank you! Just checked NED on this object... Think I might need to read an astrophysics book 😃 or 2...
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ElisabethB
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SIMBAD is easier but has a lot less objects in its data base. Oh, and always check the coordinates (ra, dec) because both of the datebases give info of the objects closest to what you're looking for. Sometimes, the closest object can be quite far away. And have nothing to do with the object in your viewer.
Happy Hunting !Posted
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alan1001
Thanks again! It's great to be able to access a bit more depth with these images - sometimes quite tantalising if it has unusual features. The more I learn the less I realise I know... 😄
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ElisabethB
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Oh yess, ! 😄
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JeanTate
Hey alan1001: do you know about the Galaxy Zoo forum?
http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php
There are some pretty good sections, and the "Newbies, Post your Interesting objects/queries here." thread is a great place to ask questions, and get good answers from the grizzled zooites (some of whom - like ElisabethB - have been at this, close to full-time, for several years now 😮 )
http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php?topic=271742.0Posted