Galaxy Zoo Talk

  • Will_Aspen by Will_Aspen

    Is the Green Strip through the center a Gamma Burst?

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  • planetaryscience by planetaryscience

    No. A gamma ray burst is too dim heading away from our point of view and we could not see it. It is a satellite trail formed when a satellite travels across an image, leaving behind a trail.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Correct ! It's a satellite trail.

    The satellite reflects the sunlight and because of its speed it gets caught in just one filter.

    Satellite trails can also be blue or red.

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