Galaxy Zoo Talk

triangular shaped green dots

  • blackpage by blackpage

    Im totaly new to Galaxy Zoo, but i saw 3 green dots in a triangular shape next to the pictured galaxy.
    Anybody know what that could be?

    Posted

  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi blackpage and welcome to the Zoo

    The 3 dots are an optical artifact in these infrared images. No idea what causes the though! 😄

    Happy hunting !

    Posted

  • shanecowling by shanecowling

    yeah a common sight i find, see them quite often

    Posted