Galaxy Zoo Talk

Strange number of merging masses.

  • SharpClifton by SharpClifton

    The lines that are crossing to the Northeast are strange immediately. The second is that there look to be three lumps of material swirling around one another.

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

    The lines are artifacts. The one from the lower left is a very long diffraction spike, from a bright star that's a looong way off (on the sky). You can see this if you click on Galaxy Zoo examine, then DECaLS SkyViewer, then zoom out.

    Happy hunting! 😃

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Artifacts aside 😃

    Some awesome ansae on either side of the bar, possibly a slight resonance ring?

    Either way -- nice!

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