Galaxy Zoo Talk

Little Confused

  • katiebeth94 by katiebeth94

    So I'm a little confused by the bright patches scattered throughout the galaxy. I'm wondering if maybe they are smaller, dwarf-like galaxies within the larger galaxy?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi katiebeth94 and welcome to the Zoo

    This is an image from the Illustris dataset. These are simulated images of galaxies. And the blue smudges are star forming areas in these galaxies.

    More info in these two blog posts.


    Illustris dataset


    Blue stuff in the Illustris images

    Happy hunting ! 😄

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