Galaxy Zoo Talk

Fusion

  • kaloy by kaloy

    Is that fusion of galaxys? i counted 6 objects including the main one

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  • vrooje by vrooje admin, scientist

    I am guessing that the main object in the center is actually the bulge of a larger disk galaxy, but the disk is just on the edge of being detected amid the noise so we only see the brightest parts of it, and that makes it look like they're separate objects.

    Just a guess, mind...

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