Help understanding what this is

• by loopyllama

  Can anyone explain the features I am seeing? I am having trouble understanding what is going on in this image. Thanks!

  Posted October 22, 2015 3:27 PM

• by Capella05 moderator in response to loopyllama's comment.

  Hi @loopyllama and welcome to GZ 😃

  At the center of the image we have a somewhat irregular galaxy that has several denser clumps of star formation. The bright round object just to the left of the galaxy is a foreground star.
  Remember to only ever classify the object directly at the center 😃

  In this case start with 'features or disk' and take it from there! Let us know if you need further clarification.

  ~ Capella05

  Posted October 22, 2015 4:08 PM