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  • Mark_Leach by Mark_Leach

    Hi There, This is the first galaxy I've looked at on Galaxy Zoo. The objects at the bottom right look interesting the yellow object seems to be disturbing the red object. What is happening here please? Best wishes, Mark

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Hi Mark and welcome to the Zoo 😃

    The yellow object in the bottom right is a distant elliptical galaxy, and the red object a foreground star from our own galaxy. Any signs of interaction are purely by chance / line of sight 😃

    It takes a while to get familiar with the different object you can find, I have been a volunteer for over 7 years and still learn something new every day 😃

    Also, you only need to classify the object in the center, the other galaxies in the image will have there own chance to be classified.

    Have fun! Capella.

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