Galaxy Zoo Talk

Special?

  • ToonW by ToonW

    i don't know anything about astronomy but is this something special?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    This is an optical artifact caused by a bright star outside of this image.
    It's not really special, but it looks spectacular ! 😃

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  • Aprilwitch by Aprilwitch

    It's the light from a star in our galaxy, an artifact. Can you see the asteroid close to the right side?

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  • Mjtbarrett by Mjtbarrett

    More help on artifacts here: http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/help/discussions/DGZ1006byh ToonW.
    BTW nice spot @Aprilwitch 😃

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