How can we tell which object to identify?
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I usually try to categorize the object closest to the center of the picture. After I've finished and committed myself, THEN I can go to look it up on SkyServer. In this case, the target object is a very faint, small red galaxy just below the white star. So what I identified is irrelevant -- I couldn't even see the red galaxy when the object was presented. Is there some way to include a thumbnail alongside the big picture so we can see the object alone and in context?
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ElisabethB
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Hi,
In this case, it doesn't make that much difference. Almost everyone will think the star is in the center of the image.
And even if you classify the little galaxy : the only thing you can say about it, is that it looks round and smooth. But actually it is just too small to give a meaningful classification.
So, no harm done here !
But thanks for the thorough follow-up !
Happy Hunting !Posted
