Galaxy Zoo Talk

Strange laser beam

  • valleyschool by valleyschool

    what is this

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to valleyschool's comment.

    Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, valleyschool.

    That's a satellite trail, sunlight reflecting off a satellite which crossed the field at the time the image was taken. They're quite common, and also appear, though less commonly, in red and in blue (can you work out why?).

    Happy hunting! 😃

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