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galaxy collision?

  • stash902 by stash902

    I cannot tell what the secondary blue light touching the smooth galaxy at center. Is this a two galaxy collision? Perhaps one galaxy is in the foreground. Please advise. 5 here is also a third disc galaxy in the top left corner.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi stash902 and welcome to the Zoo

    The bright blue dot is a foreground star from our galaxy.So, no merger or collision here ! 😄

    And please, always classify the object in the centre of the image.

    Happy hunting !

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