Galaxy Zoo Talk

Star...

by ECDL_1985_D

with lens flare or halo?

Posted March 27, 2015 5:45 PM
by Capella05 moderator

The weird colours and shapes are artifacts caused by over-saturation. The brightness of the star overwhelmed the CCD camera 😃

Posted March 27, 2015 6:16 PM

Subject: AGZ00086r7

by Kingsupernova

Thought this image looked pretty cool.

Posted April 12, 2015 3:53 PM
by ElisabethB moderator

This is actually a star from our galaxy. The colors, spikes and rings are all opitical artifacts.

Posted April 12, 2015 4:44 PM
by kikeoliva

This image is strangely symmetrical, at first glance looks like a star or large artifact but has a first ring with twelve green dots

Posted April 12, 2015 9:59 PM
by ElisabethB moderator

See the comments below : this is indeed a star from our galaxy. The colors, spikes and rings are all optical artifacts.

Posted April 12, 2015 10:08 PM