Color and Shape
-
by florenciox
What does the color and shape means here?
Thanks
Posted
-
by Capella05 moderator
Hi @florenciox - welcome to Galaxy Zoo:-)
The object at the center is actually a foreground star from our own galaxy. The weird spikes are an optical artifact called 'diffraction spikes', the blank / blue and pink center is another artifact called 'over-saturation' or 'over-exposure' - this happens when a camera photographs a really bright object.
Let us know if you have any other questions 😃
~Capella05
Posted