Galaxy Zoo Talk

Spiral Arm on one side flattened

  • Skeeter174 by Skeeter174

    Ok, this is my 3rd galaxy to classify. I thought it strange that one dust lane of the spiral arm to the right is flattened. Also on the left seems to be a lensing, just a tiny bit. Could something have passed through the edge, large of course and threw the right spiral off and some of the residual of that arm is now on the left side? Or is it possible that that arm is just carrying more than the other two arms and it's just sloughing off the excess? Off this topic. I wonder what magnitude this galaxy is. I'm sure it's remote!

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi Skeeter174

    I don't see any dust here in this spiral. It does look a little disturbed.

    Happy hunting 😄

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