New guy wondering what this is?!

• by Nickareno

  I wasn't sure how to classify this. Is it an artifact, galaxy merge...???

  Posted February 4, 2013 7:59 PM

• by bretarn

  Hi, welcome to you; I'm pretty sure it's a star, blue dot is an artifact.

  Posted February 4, 2013 8:41 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  I second that : This is indeed a foreground star. This pic comes from a region where something went very wrong with the imaging !

  Posted February 4, 2013 8:56 PM

• by Nickareno

  Thank you!

  Posted February 5, 2013 5:38 PM