Subject: AGZ0007y52

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• by jonbark

  Interesting 'ring' galaxy? What exactly am I seeing here? Are dark dust lanes blocking light from inner ring or is there nothing there?

  Posted April 22, 2015 6:35 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  Possibly a disk galaxy seen slightly off axis, so instead of viewing it as a edgeon, we get to see spiral features at a small oblique angle.

  Posted April 22, 2015 6:45 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  BTW welcome 😃

  Posted April 22, 2015 6:45 PM