Galaxy Zoo Talk

What are the black dots?

  • Luna54 by Luna54

    Can anyone comment on this photo, what am I looking at? Thanks.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi Luna54 and welcome to the Zoo

    All the objects in this image are foreground stars from our galaxy. The object to the right is also a star. The colors, spikes and blue dots are all optical artifacts

    Happy hunting ! 😄

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