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SDSS Image Link

  • BluesBrother by BluesBrother

    If there was a chance (a direct link to sdss page) to see the image in SDSS before giving the final decision in classification area , it would lead to more accurate classifications as SDSS images are most of the time more clear than zoo images. One good example is the following image: http://www.galaxyzoo.org/#/examine/AGZ0007q7v http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/quicklook/quickobj.asp?id=587735349093400778 As you can see it is hard to tell in zoo image but it is obviously spiral in SDSS

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi BluesBrother

    This image is one of a set of artificially redshifted images. Obviously, these are fuzzier than the ones in SDSS. But that is precisely the point. It gives the scientists an idea on how our classifications change with distance.

    More on these artificially redshifted images here : http://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2013/10/15/galaxy-zoo-continues-to-evolve/

    Just give it your best shot. The classifications of these faint images is every bit as important as those of the clearer ones

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