im not sure about the objects in the centre of this galaxy

• by cktwigg

  Im not sure about the spherical objects visible in this galaxy
  Im thinking this may be caused by a lens as the spheres to the left of the image look like mirror images to the spheres on the right of the image , the spheres also seem to form a v shape pointing towards the top of the image
  sorry about the non scientific language

  Posted January 12, 2014 4:07 PM

• by KWillett scientist, admin, translator

  No problem! It's unlikely to be a lens, based both on the color of the objects and their relative roundness (they're not distorted). I'm not sure I see the V shape that you describe - any gravitational lens should be centered roughly around the galaxy doing the lensing, though, and not oriented toward the top. Here's an example: http://lenszoo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/vics82_8000000_ijks.png

  Posted January 13, 2014 2:59 AM