Dustlanes?

• by jeffreyhrwtz

  Are the stringy filaments seen at 9: oclock to 11: oclock, then again lower around 6:oclock dustlanes?

  Posted August 24, 2017 7:58 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  Wow fascinating dust lanes that don't align with the spiral arms. Probably above the plane. NGC 4725

  Links to other websites have explanations

  

  http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr14/SkyServerWS/ImgCutout/getjpeg?TaskName=Skyserver.Chart.Image&ra=192.561047908411&dec=25.4972703180547&scale=1.584508&width=800&height=800&opt=&query=

  It has no object ID because it is too big and bright for SDSS

  

  http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr14/SkyServerWS/ImgCutout/getjpeg?TaskName=Skyserver.Chart.Image&ra=192.561047908411&dec=25.4972703180547&scale=1.584508&width=800&height=800&opt=PS&query=&PhotoObjs=on&SpecObjs=on

  

  One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725
  Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh

  https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150416.html

  http://www.iac.es/telescopes/IAM/2011/74_jun11_ngc4725.jpg.html

  Posted August 24, 2017 10:38 AM