Needed explanation of this image

• by nkrastev

  This appears as either 2 large galaxies very close in proximity, one of which has a blue glow, while the other appears in the reddish spectrum. However, one of them I feel might be a star which is just close to the path of the light from the galaxy. Quite confusing. Any suggestions?

  Posted March 4, 2014 8:17 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Hi nkrastev and welcome to the Zoo

  The central object is indeed a fuzzy galaxy. The bight blue one is a foreground star from our galaxy.

  Happy hunting !

  Posted March 4, 2014 8:37 AM

• by nkrastev

  Thank you, Elisabeth. After your comment I went on to discover that blue stars actually are some of the hottest stars around. Thanks for the enlightenment 😃

  Posted March 4, 2014 11:41 AM