Galaxy Zoo Talk

Little Red Stealing Gas

  • Zonix by Zonix

    The red galaxy seams to be stealing gas from the other one like it is somewhat denser.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Not a galaxy in sight, sorry.
    These two (?) objects are foreground stars from our galaxy and this image comes from a region where something went very wrong with the imaging. The colours and weird center are all optical artifacts

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  • Zonix by Zonix

    Thanks for the input. Some of these objects can be hard to identify, including imaging problems.

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  • elizabeth_s by elizabeth_s

    but they are cool
    http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR8/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=113.99735136&dec=14.71994019&scale=1.58448&width=512&height=512&opt=&query=

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator in response to Zonix's comment.

    Zonix
    Thanks for the input. Some of these objects can be hard to identify, including imaging problems.

    Yes they are, but as a rule of thumb : if the colours are this weird, there is probably something wrong, i.e. artifact;
    But as Liz says : they are cool ! 😉

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