Galaxy Zoo Talk

Light Emitted?

  • mjj04 by mjj04

    I just was curious with this star, in the photo it shows 2 different . On one side of the star yellow light is being emitted while on the underside it emits blue light. Is this something that is caused by the telescope lens or is it due to the different temperatures of the poles of the star?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi mjj04 and welcome to the Zoo ! 😄

    The different colors of this star are optical artifacts. The green streak, btw, is a satellite trail.

    happy hunting !

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