Polar-ring?

• by williamaskew

  Im sure i can see a ring around this. Any one else see that?

  Posted October 26, 2012 8:22 PM

• by elizabeth_s

  perhaps a #dust lane possible merger?

  Posted October 26, 2012 8:56 PM

• by zutopian

  I can't see a ring, but the orientation of the #dustlane crossing the galaxy reminds me of a #polarring . Below there is an image of a polarring. Do you see the resemblance?

  
  http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/objects/AGZ0005crb/discussions/DGZ1006810

  Posted October 26, 2012 9:15 PM

• by williamaskew

  Yea i posted that.

  Posted October 29, 2012 5:17 PM

• by Zonix

  I classified this one, too. It probably ripped apart another galaxy to get that ring.

  Posted November 4, 2012 4:14 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  It is in the same direction as the motion of the camera
  http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=258.6750232&dec=-1.39135668
  click "field". I vote CCD artifact.

  Posted November 4, 2012 10:16 AM