Galaxy Zoo Talk

Strange object

  • axmukher by axmukher

    Could someone please have a look at this strange thing! And what are those straight colored lines?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    The straight and colored lines are diffraction spikes, caused by a nearby bright star outside of the image.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike
    What you see in the center of the image is just noise.
    So, star/artifact looks like the best option

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