Galaxy Zoo Talk

Galaxy or artifact?

  • RickinFlorida by RickinFlorida

    I suspect that data other than the image suggests this might be a galaxy. But from just the image alone, I'm not experienced enough to determine if it IS a galaxy or an artifact. Is the "red" color significant; i.e., a telltale sign that suggests ????

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    It is a galaxy that has been treated to look for away. A red galaxy usually means that it is very far away.

    Pictures of distant galaxies here

    Astrophysics for Galaxy Zoo Talk Galaxy Redshift Chart for SDSS https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000ulp?page=2

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