Galaxy Zoo Talk

Dust Bars?

  • Lady_Godiva22 by Lady_Godiva22

    Hi, see the 2 bar shapes standing? Looks strange but beautyfull

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    The dark blue smudge is an artifact. The one to the right is probably a diffraction spike (optical artifact) caused by a bright star outside of this image.

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  • Lady_Godiva22 by Lady_Godiva22

    That's awesome, wouldn't have guessed it! Thanks so much for your answer 😃

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