possible two galaxies?

• by romasalah

  i'm talking about the brown spot to right of the galaxy

  Posted January 28, 2014 12:33 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi romasalah and welcome to the Zoo !

  The brown dot to the right is possibly a faint and fuzzy galaxy.

  Did you notice the asteroid in the top right corner ? 😄

  Posted January 28, 2014 10:35 AM

• by romasalah

  hi.. thanks for help 😃

  is that asteroid ?? how can u tell??

  Posted January 28, 2014 4:44 PM

• by JeanTate

  I don't think the bright green/cyan/purple blob is an asteroid; this SDSS field, in DR8, shows significant color/filter mis-alignment:

  

  Posted January 28, 2014 6:47 PM