Galaxy Zoo Talk

spiral arm formation?

  • dignitas by dignitas

    This image seems to show some interesting condensing of matter, the bright blue regions seem to all point in a similar direction which looks as though they are the birth formation of spiral arms but it seems to look like the arms are forming at the middle and outer edge first? Is this normal?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    I'd go for a disturbed spiral or alternatively an irregular

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