Galaxy Zoo Talk

star or galaxy?

  • USNNuke by USNNuke

    Anyone have any idea what that bright red, center object is? Looks to well defined to be a galaxy but I could be wrong of course. what do yall think?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi USNNuke and welcome to the Zoo

    All the objects in this image are stars from our galaxy. The colors, spikes and weird center are all optical artifacts.

    Happy hunting ! 😄

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  • DENISE_HIPSHUR by DENISE_HIPSHUR

    Looks like an old dying star.

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator in response to DENISE HIPSHUR's comment.

    I do not think it is dying 😃 The colours in these images can be a bit misleading 😃

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