Weird Shaped galaxy ?
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by Toromis
In which category would you put that object ? Looks like an arrow ....
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by ElisabethB moderator
Hi Toromis and welcome to the Zoo
This is a barred spiral galaxy.
See the full color image (image rotated)
The "arrow" is made up of active star forming areas in the galaxy and they show up in the B/W image. The spiral arms are too faint to be seen in the B/W image.Happy hunting !
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by Toromis
That makes sense. Thank you for your help.
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