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  • SarahMay42 by SarahMay42

    What is the purple bright spot below the main galaxy? ... Is it another galaxy?

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to SarahMay42's comment.

    Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, SarahMay42!

    It's a fairly bright star, in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. It looks a little strange because light from the star bounced around inside the camera a bit, and when the three separate images which make up this image - one from each of three different filters - were combined that 'rogue light' ended up making the color artifacts you see.

    Happy hunting! 😃

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