Starforming ring with 8 distinct objects forming the ring

• by KCGFinder

  9 distinct objects including the red centre, a star forming ring has formed, but broken at midnight
  and 6 o clock

  This made me want to stop and ask questions, a lot
  And laugh, when I thought 'this is a full black hole, burping down the last of its meals, ready to burst and start again!'

  But what is going on here people please? at what stage is this and what is it? The dynamics of this makes it look like it will all fall apart.

  Posted August 7, 2017 5:39 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  This is a simulated galaxy from the Illustris project. The software has tried to simulate the blue galaxy arms, but it ended up as a simple ring of blue.

  llustris Sept 2015 (classifying simulated galaxies https://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0002eys

  “Blue stuff” in the Illustris galaxy images https://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2015/11/11/blue-stuff-in-the-illustris-galaxy-images/

  Posted August 7, 2017 7:51 AM