Galaxy Zoo Talk

I woud like to know what this is?

  • Rbrown9748 by Rbrown9748

    What is the blue light?

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  • Rick_Nowell by Rick_Nowell

    Nothing obvious when looking at SDSS Skyserver.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    I'm thinking satellite trail.

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    No bright star nearby to make refractive spikes, so I would say satellite trail.

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  • Rick_Nowell by Rick_Nowell

    Would the trail be seen on top of the galaxy? Satellite trail is likely, but is it underneath the galaxy?

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  • CeciliaB by CeciliaB

    Ha, that's a tricky question! The trail passes across the galaxy and further. But when it gets in front of the galaxy, the trail seems to disappear because the bright light of the galaxy takes over, I suppose.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    I found another one on the old forum

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    And another thread where Edd explains it : http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php?topic=10173.msg108929#msg108929

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  • Rick_Nowell by Rick_Nowell in response to ElisabethB's comment.

    Good find! Hugely impressive indeed... You're such a star!

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    It just reminded me of something (vaguely! 😉 ) And the search on the old forum really does work (I only had to wade through 5-6 pages of 25 with the search term satellite !

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to ElisabethB's comment.

    This is wonderful, Els, well done! 😄

    The original Galaxy Zoo forum contains a true treasure trove of stuff, from almost any perspective, scientific, historical, personal, and many more; I think it would be well worth the effort to convert it to something more stable and robust ... and searchable!

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