Galaxy Zoo Talk

Galaxy behind a star.

  • DWatson by DWatson

    Actually, I'm just trying out the features here, and trying to sort out the workings of this site?
    It seems to me this is a side view of a spiral in the distant background with a much closer star in the foreground? The glare lines and intensity seem to suggest a closer single source object, rather than a huddling of many bright objects at a greater distance.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi DWatson and welcome to the Zoo

    You are absolutely correct; The object in the centre (which you are supposed to classify) is indeed a disk or spiral galaxy seen edge on.

    And the bright object (bottom left) is a foreground star from our galaxy.

    Happy hunting !

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