Galaxy Zoo Talk

Trail leading from galaxy

  • Northernblogosphere by Northernblogosphere

    From the lower left of the photo, there seems to be a trail om some sort leading to the edge of the galaxy. Hard to tell if this is in conjunction with the galaxy or closer or further away. Any suggestions?

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Hi @Northernblogosphere,

    That line is actually an artifact called a diffraction spike, it is clearer in the zoomed out image below:

    enter image description here

    You can find out more about diffraction spikes here.

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