Galaxy Zoo Talk

I have no idea what is going on here

  • Saint_Andeol by Saint_Andeol

    Does anyone have a clue? It's so weird looking. I thought at first the blue object was behind the yellowish one and maybe some lensing was happening, but is that a wee bit of green I see? And then that orange thing is just sitting there, is it merging with this insanity? WHO AMONG YOU CAN TELL ME?

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  • fatha731 by fatha731

    It's not that difficult in my opinion. The blue sphere you're seeing is definately a star, probably from our galaxy. Its colours are not even real, neither are the spikes you're seeing. Those are all artifacts caused by some camera issues. Now the orange/ yellow sphere is the bulge of the galaxy ( where most of its mass like big stars and possibly black holes are located). Finally the various other colours you're seeing ( greenish, blueish etc.) are again artifacts. This can be also varified by the "grey" galaxy in this picture which seems to also have some slight discolouration . Hope this helps!
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