Galaxy Zoo Talk

dust or??

by mogz56

no idea what this is

Posted June 20, 2014 6:30 AM
by Budgieye moderator

Hi, it is an overexposed star see http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000003/discussions/DGZ1006byh

Posted June 20, 2014 6:55 AM
by mogz56

thx!

Posted June 20, 2014 6:58 AM

Subject: AGZ0003vnx

by anomax

This look like star, but is realy weird. I think that is an optical illusion.

Posted October 1, 2012 9:05 PM
by ElisabethB moderator

You're right on both counts : It is a star with some weird optical artifacts ! 😃

Posted October 1, 2012 9:07 PM
by philip1

Optical illusion or not, its a strange one, not to mention its the only object with optical illusion.

Posted October 28, 2012 4:45 AM
by lostlens

#artifact star

Posted June 10, 2014 5:01 PM
by rayzell

Never seen anything like this. Nebula?

Posted June 17, 2014 6:57 PM
by Capella05 moderator

Not a nebula - a foreground star from our own galaxy. The weird blue colour and shape are down to oversaturation 😃 More comments below...

Posted June 17, 2014 7:13 PM