Galaxy Zoo Talk

odd blue dot

  • Carbon60 by Carbon60

    This looks like a perfectly normal galaxy viewed at an angle but there appears to be a blue dot just to the right of it almost kissing the outer reaches of target galaxy. However the blue dot may just be behind it. More investigating is needed...

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    The blue dot is a star forming region in this simulated galaxy from the Illustris dataset.

    More info here : http://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/11/11/blue-stuff-in-the-illustris-galaxy-images/

    Happy hunting !

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