Galaxy Zoo Talk

Green line

by tvirian

A line is going through the center of this galaxy. What can it be? An artifact?

Posted June 6, 2013 11:37 AM

Subject: AGZ0002iml

Comments

by ElisabethB moderator

That is a diffraction spike (optical artifact) caused by a very bright star just outside of this image.

Posted June 6, 2013 2:31 PM
by ElisabethB moderator

See next post for a zoomed out and rotated image.

Posted June 6, 2013 2:31 PM
by ElisabethB moderator

http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR8/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=109.83397336&dec=40.06448829&scale=0.79224&width=512&height=512&opt=&query=

Posted June 6, 2013 2:32 PM