Galaxy Zoo Talk
Agreed, arms are very faint
GAMA shows just one item
Spiral disturbance to east possibly because of one of the other objects identified by GAMA?
Bright foreground star doesn't help!
a lovely clear one!
probably agree re. loose spiral with a N. to S. bar? - faint but much better here than on SDSS!
GAMA identifies 2 objects - to me possible overlapping rather than merging i.e. differing distances
agreed with jq2uoz - has to be part of large irregular item
GAMA shows only one object , is that correct? - blue "dots" seem to overlay other feature
possibly merging
not helped by the large foreground stars interference to the photo image
overlapping the more interesting blue galaxy
irregular
different colours therefore different distances
I reckon "stripe" interference simply photographic & not actual
Is it me or are there two different discs? - the ring looks slightly different level-wise than the outer disc
I'd agree
Beautifully faint on SDSS, still GAMA found it!
Something to S.E.? or, just a trick of the magnification of SDSS?
I'd say loos spirallish as well with one spiral arm being disturbed
Is it? magnification doesn't help but slight sign of spiral to S. & W.?
some signs of loose spirals in this disturbed item?
GAMA shows overlapping objects to this unclear spiral galaxy (i.e. not more than its usual starforming amount though it might look to be)
very faint loos spirals?....
very, very faint! however, is it irregular? or, is that just the need to have magnified it so much?
Not helped by the magnification needed for SDSS!
Eastern object seems well in front of classifying galaxy in SDSS therefore a simple overlap
Its a star in NW (see SDSS) - for once I prefer the SDSS more yellow colouring
original SDSS shot doesn't help at all! bar + something looking spirally but unclear
classified galaxy appears closer than one to NW in SDSS - both very small in original view
or loose disturbed spirals....
Some possible detail in there, but which....
interference from brighter upper object of this distant galaxy
no obvious bulge
Is it disturbed or just overlapped by the star? - magnification wouldn't help again
True - pity magnification knocks the items features greatly
magnification doesn't help but spirals look to be there
GAMA shows 1, SDSS minute - overlap top left?
SDSS doesn't help! I've gone for bright bar and spirals - brightness & angle do not help
I'd probably agree as SDSS shows nothing though GAMA does pick it out
fault on plate distorting lower portion - see SDSS
It can be surprising how clearly minute SDSS images can come up to classify
Scale!
plenty of overlapping!
"distrubed" a good description! - Is there a starry ring to top & passing through bright "centre"? merger? or 2 features one behind?
Agreed! SDSS & GAMA don't help as ANYTHING could be happening - Is "Irregular" safe?, or....
edge on but very wrong size
allowing for SDSS magnification seems to be overlapping
Lovely dust lane on that one
True, but has definite shape - almost a bar
magnification suggests a dust-lane
difficult to say whether one or two similar irregular galaxies - SDSS cehtres of LH one (as viewed)
starforming, certain bar with early spirals forming?
very faint, but with an apparent bar at least though no obvious spirals
I love the way some of these seem to almost disappear in SDSS!
Inevitably some dust lane but lots of red in this shot SDSS anyway suggesting more than there is?
Ignoring the red foreground star lots of interesting detail in shot
This sort of view keeps us awake though! (or wakes us up?)
another interesting one brought up by SDSS magnification! - sort of #starforming spirals
merger? - certainly something happening in centre. Or, just an overlap?
Oh, for bigger telescopes! - almost vanished on SDSS
I reckon a spiral though in SDSS it almost vanishes!
very wispy
another beautiful very loose spiral!
nice loose spiral
very small scale for a simulation!
merger? galaxy (?) to S.W. with star-forming outer ring?
merger? but.... all 3 parts seem wrong (e.g. centre of central galaxy)
I like it though!
Poor scale
some of effects from magnifying SDSS?
Presumably suggesting merger
Wrong scale - faint, with some suggestion of spirals? SDSS didn't help much!
Actually looks reasonably spiral though bar is unclear
wrong scale of shot - probably no better from SDSS?
disturbed starforming centre
SDSS playing up - wrong size but possible merger?
size is fun! SDSS playing up today (15th Aug)
Very faint! SDSS playing up today so hard to check further
suggestion of dust lane caused by view from SDSS?
Pity about the adjacent glare affecting things
Another simulated empty space....
2 starforming rings - ? possible?
magnification affects possible overlap or merger (overlap more likely?)
meant to be a merger?
True! - I like the bar effect through middle as well
Some of view must be due to magnification from SDSS
I hate 'em!
whoops! another blank one!
Interesting! shades of starforming spirals - or, just several features overlapping with blue behind?
a simulated bar in a spherical galaxy
or a merger?
nice to have a clear 3rd spiral though!
possible merger or just SDSS effect?
Another where SDSS magnification adds considerably to visible detail
very active centre bar
An illustris simulation can often be hard to even vaguely categorise! - e.g. ? spiral, ? centre
outer ring less wispy in SDSS view
overlapping RH galaxy brightness affecting spiral clarity of this one
? magnification distortion of shape? - see SDSS
looks quite like one of the simulations! - can you claim a bar and loose spiral? - magnification will have affected
'bar' going at near 90 degrees to rest of simulation
very faint but apparent bar. star overlapping in front
apparent merger with tail to South & loop to East - far from clear (through apparent galaxy size) in SDSS
some apparent effects on shot through SDSS magnification?
very "busy" shot of items in front of SDSS selected galaxy
Centre? tending to north of simulation
Thankfully, small blue galaxy was SDSS selection this time
True!
True. However, illustris is likelier and likelier to make me quit Galaxy Zoo
Two galaxies probably well apart
not much to go on!
When does a spiral become two spirals? there seems almost a clear gap on "upper" arm
Better than some of their galaxies though!
Bar and ring
why warped?
nice clear edge-on galaxy
possible merger with GAMA seemingly linking the two
I like spirals....
Supposedly an edge on galaxy with round centre?
SDSS magnification might have helped "create" the dust lane effect....
merger? or, just caused by the SDSS magnification?
with SDSS object in foreground of irregular galaxy
Is item to west part of simulation?
SDSS selected a foreground star? in front of galaxy
SDSS seems to select white foreground star (?) not 'brown' galaxy behind it
SDSS magnification? - apparent brown bar NE to SW across not apparent in SDSS original
magnification effects? - maybe loose spiral to right merging with barry item?
sort of barry with a suggestion of faint ring - magnification may have affected things
Assuming centre is bar it seems at 90 degrees to rest of simulation
I assume an edge-on disc?
Another where SDSS magnification has distorted a very faint anyway object?
supposed merger?
dust lane looks more natural in SDSS
SDSS identifies star rather than galaxy behind it
the SDSS magnification possibly making this appear to have dust lane?
Sorry! blue irregular galaxy appeared to have a bluish defect to SW therefore I labelled it artifact
I wanted to look in Galaxy zoo & didn't notice it was simulated NOTHING until I got here!
I'd agree with Nova02 the bulges make it odd
apparent overlap though not really vis on SDSS
just to NW of the bar something (ring?) starting to form?
plus starts of a bar & spirals?
supposedly a merger?
True, starry spiral of some sort seemingly BEHIND the item SDSS identified! (the green dot) - hence, are we all technically wrong?
True. caused by explosion in centre as stars appear around galaxy edges?
some magnification distortion?
actually looks like a spiral
Yes! SDSS has done its best but could be defined several ways.... faint blue object adjacent looks very spirally!
Yes, not there at all on GAMA or SDSS
presumably supposed to be a merger
especially regarding how much magnification has been applied through SDSS - just distortions? (I hope!)
Irregularity through large magnification from SDDS/GAMA
Overlap on this irregular only shows in SDSS
SDSS has done its best magnifying, however, this still leaves galaxy open to various interpretations. Good luck!
For once, almost looks like a real spiral galaxy!
Active centre. tending towards a bar & spiral start?
presumably LH galaxy is closer than the simulated one as otherwise the outer regions should appear to merge & they do not
However, there seems a very very faint SW to NE outer disc on different align
Without GAMA this one would have been missed! - see the SDSS shot
True, though I sometimes wonder if the shot isn't on yellow-side anyway - star? to NW & east are very yellow
I assume a simulated spherical....
These irritate me as they can often be interpreted as many things or none - yes, I've seen all the text, etc. on Illustris...
very!
unusual, to see it crop up again!
NOTE: SDSS picks circular object to left of shot as item to classify not the more central blueish galaxy - hence, I'm wrong! s.b. spherical
extremely dark and clear dust in this view
presumably supposed to be a merger?
possible merger BUT SDSS magnification must be huge to even show this much detail!
a simulated effort - ring at best...
I'd agree with Daehderlive, SDSS magnification at this scale can deceive
Galaxy zoo SDSS can do some remarkable magnifications! very rough star cluster group
star? in front of spherical galaxy
very loose for a spiral, but dust and a very off-centre centre
almost 'w' shaped - merger of young stars?
with the magnification I hate to think just how close the yellow star(?) is to blue galaxy - however, a possible merger
far from clear that the required object was the yellow star (?) above the galaxy
overlap
I'd agree with minicy - remarkable clarity when you look at the Galaxy Zoo SDSS pre-magnification shot!
and actually one of the ones someone like me with Aspergers can almost accept as worth classifying
or, just bad computer generating.... sort of a battered ring
Or, simply 2 galaxies - different distances apart.... requested classification object is certainly in front of something just to its NE
meant to be a possible merger?
Remarkable detail considering SDSS image!
seems to be merging or, is larger galaxy simply overlaying?
possible merger? - magnification from SDSS is huge though
the magnification helps show faint spirals
surely, just a poor simulation?
magnification certainly helped bring out the faint spirals on this one
Having seen this on GAMA & the minute SDSS image I'm still not convinced! possible merger/overlap is "tail" to lower right with it?
SDSS shows almost nothing yet this magnification suggests spirals
a real one, not simulated!! however, I've no idea just what is going on there as young galaxy almost looks like a balloon animal!
it would be interesting to be on a planet in this star-forming young galaxy...
perhaps I need to concede that "simulated galaxies" CAN sometimes look like these real young, star-forming ones....
I'm afraid I hate the simulants!
Overlap, distant edge on being the item classified
Assuming "brown" galaxy as SDS/Galaxy Zoo does not include
Poor resolution & size but something happening to NE end (not really a spiral but....)
very "lumpy" dust lane portions
Alas, bigger scale wouldn't help
I like spirals when they appear this colour!
Alas, Galaxy zoo identifies the foreground star as object not the background galaxy with seemingly touching/overlapping spirals
a centre, a ring, no obvious spirals what is it trying to simulate?
Scale! I still hate simulated but too dark for a star...
not sure anything larger would improve!
the bright blue was classify area overlap therefore very likely
Agreed, hence a long time back I queried if SDSS could be earlier in the classification! - (I still classified the young galaxy....)
Small scale doesn't help!
poor scale of shot
my Asperger syndrome hates these simulations....
They want us to classify the object to its north-east anyway! (see SDSS)
thankfully SDSS image is clearer! (just!)
I hate simulations this poor....
I tend to agree, otherwise wouldn't the lower spiral tend to be distorted?
vaguely spiral shaped?
nothing obvious nearby in Skyserver to disturb it
faint & bitty, certainly around that number though I opted for "can't tell"
lovely strong dust band
Almost looks like spiral galaxy (in outer parts at least)
to me ALL simulated seem weird....
Sorry, where is the merger? bright star, overlap nearby galaxy yes but/
Colours hinder rather than help on this one
Aah, these very faint ones!....
not brilliant colours but dust lane shows
True!, it looks only slightly better in Galaxy zoo. Sort of a bar plus....
Another simulated one - I must admit I tend not to comment on them anymore, but....
That is a simulated galaxy - don't expect it to be entirely like "real" ones with real stars
a lovely clear one especially dust lane (for once!...)
Sorry, how can you discuss this kind of simulated view?
extremely odd that "thing" - however, looking at Galaxy zoo though we should actually be classifying the round object/galaxy next to it!!
nice clear dust thanks to the very orangey colour of shot
Is it worth trying to comment on the simulated ones?
an Interesting one! - bright but also disturbed by the merger
star? - very little surrounding materials otherwise
wrong scale
and the classification covers the star!....
Pity about lack of scale on object to classify
I reckon star as well
Scale of shot
Colour differences suggests to me yellowy SDSS selected object is in front of greyer galaxy or whatever
Agreed
are they? - or is it just the way the shot is coloured?
nicely irregular
Roll on the next generation telescopes! currently defeated by scale I reckon
sort of circular though any details lost through scale!
SDSS identifies the star not the galaxy
disturbed? - not clearer in any other view
Image size doesn't help....
Pity neither GAMA or SDSS help clarify this object
Plenty going on in this shot! sorry, I did not classify the upper yellowy star....
apparent merger with an overlap below lower upper spiral
SDSS focuses on the galaxy behind the star. unclear spirals?
SDSS focuses on the star in front of the galaxy
SDSS shows dust trail & also tends to suggest two very loose spirals
this shot almost completely changes galaxy shape from SDSS view
Upper galaxy classified - SDSS actually comes out between the two!
/another galaxy (like AGZ00Cyih) that looks to me to be muti-level [i.e. almost bubble-like]
poor scale! - afraid I did the galaxy to SW of the SDSS target
looks great for a youngster I like the triangular shape
Another shot where SDSS suggests something but the clumpy brown effect modifies it badly
SDSS clearer than this! hence seemingly a galaxy
certainly something on SDSS but I'd hate to even try to classify it from this shot!
I think a bit of its 2 ring "look" is fuzziness in the image or its scale - SDSS didn't help
disturbed centre OR object behimd/in front - SDSS didn't help
where is "clumpy" when you need it?! - lovely active and presumably young, other interesting galaxies near
SDDSS didn't want to open for this one - a star? with close objects adding confusion to things - busy shot whatever
This view & inversion sort of suggests circular & just visible, SDSS suggests more shape or even a disc object
SDSS no clearer but size & wispy nature doesn't help!
almost certainly dust lanes anyway BUT there are two N & S of centre that may be plate faults instead - they look straight & parallel
either merger or overlap - SDSS didn't want to know this one! I opted for merger, but....
Assuming the central circular (as SDSS does), alas, too unclear to give other than star - nice behind item though!
SDSS shows something is there unfortunately this shot doesn't! - so, "artifact" from me today....
another galaxy clearer in SDSS almost lost completely in this shot
a lovely disturbed off-centre something! - what is it merging with though?
definitely seems a galaxy in SDSS alas this shot loses all detail as to what kind
Sorry! - gave this one a star! - SDSS shows object off-centre below which may well be galaxy though scale doesn't help
after looking in SDSS I still really have no idea what this might be - didn't classify as star/artifact though....
nice and active
where is the "clumpy" request when you want it?- clumpy, very active seemingly contained in a bubble
more in SDSS but far from clear whatever it is
I suspect object to NW is well outside this galaxy
Scale far from perfect SDSS no better
Not very clear as scale doesn't help but no clearer in Skyserver!
centre object in DECAL certainly in front of the 2 galaxies - size doesn't help but are they merging?
Yes, dust much clearer in SDSS
shows as galaxy in SDSS - pity about the way it vanishes to unrecognisable as anything in this shot
very clear dust lanes in SDSS alas, this view muddies most details
Suggestions to me of a slight very loose spiral but scale, faintness & SDSS don't help
SDSS shows this shot to be badly off scale - seemingly not after the off-centre star!
not really any clearer in SDSS though it does suggest a centre
beautifully clear dust
Its thin, wispyness doesn't help - neither did GZ!
I reckon armed galaxy is well in front of the other one (looking at Decal it appears to overlap slightly to right)
scale doesn't help with this one!
clearer in Decal but I suspect angle the shot has caught this galaxy hasn't helped it looking mainly middle, top & bottom only
lovely quality shot! - clearer in Galaxy zoo
Scale! - plus 2 objects in shot - blue classified by me
SDSS shows scale went completely wrong here! therefore only off-centre star to classify
The bulk of the outer SDSS detail gets completely lost in this shot
Another where SDS image looks ok. though this is difficult to interpret
What I did - however, it looks clear in SDS view
Sorry! - shot too poor to classify - maybe something there?
Shots like these help make the normal ones worthwhile!
A fault apparently in Skyserver as well
Better in Skyviewer! - not obviously close or merging
Sometimes the options include an 'overlap' other times....
I'd agree with Southstar - galaxy zoo tends to confirm plus overlaps
possible bar? brightness of centre obscures if there is one. There are spirals though
lack of scale of shot!
Some signs of spirals
You put up with many fairly routine shots then occasionally something this spectacular crops appears to restore your "oomph"
horrible pic! - looks possibly 2 spiral arms on skyserver
different scale would have helped
Interesting! - lovely and clear bar & to N of it, to S & E seems disturbed in some way
Overlap rather than merger I reckon
Item top NW seems foreground & therefore "overlapping" classified galaxy
You really want us all to get eyesight checks with these!
These pale brown shots can be almost impossible to pick any sensible detail from & don't reverse
Presume object behind the star to be classified
some nicely active areas in this one
Sorry, "went for star or artefact" simply because it was so dim + vanished when reversed! - these are getting more common
poor image size
poor size, though overlap suggested rather than merger
Looking at GZ examine I reckon overlap
Poor image size of smaller (classifiable) object
true, but overlapping the galaxy classified....
definitely an overlap (see GZ residuals)
overlapping rather than merger
Poor image size - I suspect 2 galaxies well apart though unclear in GZ
poor Image size with quite a number of overlaps!
a dust-lane in this one distorts the nucleus
it looks nice though
"smudge" to N.W. seems to be an overlap
plenty of bar but not a lot of spiral!
a lovely, clear, spiral with a bit of overlapping
As 1st comment, & not the 1st like this I've seen! - when does an arm actually become an arm? a certain gap between them to S.E.
wrong_size image
the distortion in south of the shot doesn't help
wrong image size
Bad image size
Odd! - I'd like to see this in GZ examine (out of service today) as shot suggests "arms" to N.W. & N.E. may exist as well as other features
True, though shot may be distorting light levels looks like some effects to right of upper 2 galaxies - pity GZ examine out of use today!
Another where light levels in component pics. seem to distort things - i.e. assuming a ring it looks quite diff. to any spirals. + overlaps
GZ examine doesn't seem to help much with this one
certainly different distances therefore no merger - interesting false colours in GZ examine!
for such a strong bar aren't the spirals rather on the weak side?
I'd agree about the S.W. overlap
certainly an awful lot of interaction between them - GZ examine views look even more spectacular
I like it! - although its disturbed nature could raise the question just when does a spiral arm become an arm?
SDSS seems to put object just to west of nucleus in this galaxy as an overlap
When there are quite a few "routine" classifications, one like this wakes you up! Looks even more interesting in GZ examine
nice to have an edge-on with a clear dustlane
I wonder how the night view would look in one of the very diffuse spirals? - no "Milky Way" for sure.
object S.W. corner appears to be an overlap rather than part of spiral (see GZ examine)
nice clear dust as well
Agreed - GZ examine clearer & shows slight overlap to E. edge
wrong size image
really no idea as to this one! overlap to N.W. although the region to S.E. certainly seems to be dispersing in regard to main area
I'd agree that the two seem differently distanced
plenty of overlapping if nothing else
object to E. of this shot at different distance
there seems something there "ring-wise" (in GZ) i.e. spirals but couldn't make out anything or their number for certain
several star forming areas? or, simply overlying? - i.e. blue area to W. of nucleus appears at an odd angle to galaxy
A diagonal fault in this shot (see GZ examine) N.E. to S.W. shows very slightly in this but more at a larger scale
signs of spirals (& dust lane?)
Object to N.E. appears to be at different distance in GZ examine
I like this spiral type - looks even better in GZ examine
magnification could be greater
I like it! N.E. shows obvious disturbances (shows esp. in GZ examine)
Size unhelpful but nothing in GZ improves my thoughts on it!
GZ examine scale,. etc., etc., doesn't improve viewpoint much & could be as graham_d says
merger? - although the more interesting off-centre galaxy seems to have a spiral, is it actually in a likely place if they were merging?
Looks even better in GZ examine. But, 2 or 4? - there seem to be obvious clear interactions at N.W. & S.E. between the bar & spirals ...
i'd say a bar though for me was it a 3-ring spiral that has "merged" a ring?, i.e. disturbed - an interesting one however you describe it
probable merger though GZ examine shows 2 very diff. coloured galaxies - possible just overlapping?
GZ examine for me seems to support a spiral - though far from clear in classifying shot
GZ examine shots for me strongly add to irregular galaxy idea
looks nice in GZ examine
Greeny object centre-west is in front of this galaxy
Another young spiral galaxy that looks lovely via Galaxy Zoo Examine
interestingly disturbed with starforming, etc. - looks great via Galaxy Zoo Examine
scale wrong (too small) but GZ Examine doesn't help much
to me "dot" to centre east appears closer than nucleus i.e. not part of this galaxy (colours similar in GZ Examine)
Nice clear spirals
To me GZ Examine suggests the two galaxies are at different distances i.e. not merging
I'd concur - worth looking at in GZ Examine at larger scale & residuals!
brightest object not in galaxy. Possibly starting to form bar/spirals? otherwise I've opted for irregular
Increasing size didn't help much
even maximum magnification doesn't help this one much!
Do we in fact simply have a bar & 2 spiral galaxy with a star-forming area being separate and well in front of it? i.e. another galaxy...
very true! - larger Decal scale suggests spirals
Interesting!, almost 1½ spirals to this one!
possibly a very faint loose spiral? a larger scale view via Decal 2 & residuals helps suggest this (to N.W. & S.E.)
larger scale would have helped this, plus is item to west merging? - I reckon ithe colours are accidental & distances apart are different
One item behind (to N.E.), 1 in front (to S.W.) though size could have been better
Skyviewer to me suggests N.E. small galaxy is in front of the main item of interest i.e. overlapping rather than merging
overlap yes, but what is merging with it? Western item seems at different distance in GZ examine
tempting to say they are all related, but -although making a nice 'ring' round it they all seem different distances away in GZ examine
circular feature due north not related (see Galaxy zoo examine)
Object to left is definately unrelated (see DRS images)
Where is the spiral? - ? dust lane and... - "odd" would do for me, doesn't look any clearer via Galaxy zoo examine!
another where the "centre" region appears to be at different angles to the outer areas
Size matters! - could have done with being a larger image
Would be a lovely shot - except for he wide red band across it!
I branded it irregular as SOMETHING is happening that almost makes it look to have spirals, but.... - DEC views didn't help much!
#bar#spiral#ring - that bar is very bright in DEC view!
True, Decals view does show some detail & an apparent overlap
I reckon there is distance between these two galaxies
Nucleus appears off-centre in this view - looks more "normal" largerr & in residuals
Nice to actually see a clear spiral out of the greys!
top galaxy seems spiral, lower may be merging - the image greys don't help show if there is distance between them i.e. an overlap not merge
Residuals seem to help confirm this
Sorry, S.E!!
either off-centre nucleus or an overlap to S.W.
Bit of a loose spiral?
Or, 2 part bar nucleus & very diffuse ring
I'd agree with 3 objects as close as this
The galaxy to S.E. is an interesting shape.
Interesting effects on this galaxy
suggestions of a spiral
I assume the very small blue object! this seems to vanish in SkyViewer residuals
Skyviewer DR2 (residual) seems to confirm a bar & loose spiral
A magnified Skyviewer seems to suggest a loose spiral on this one
Inverted this seems very uneven though I'd hate to think of it as a smooth or spirally type
seems to have a rounded centre. I like the "invading" fleet of purple 'spaceships' to the left!
blue line over plate doesn't help! Skyserver image doesn't help either
both very clear in skyserver image
a galaxy centre shows clearly in skyviewer
I'd agree, for once not a spiral with another galaxy behind/in front. Looks nice.
extremely bright centre in skyviewer
certainly something affecting the galaxy central area
maybe a bar as well? some of these shots could be interpreted in many ways!
I'm not keen on the "obvious" nucleus definitions these days there seems something there though I'd be pushed to really think it "obvious"1
really? invert to me suggests lower left dot is star (?)overlapping in front of the galaxy
Not convinced I'm anywhere near right (whatever that is) on this. Invert suggests a brown ring near outer edge though spiral or ??? unclear
I like the little black dot in the star to right centre!
I reckon the upper "browner" galaxy is possible further back
yes, the "spirally" bits (assuming they are there) between the 3 galaxies (?) certainly seem weak in this shot & "examine" shots, so....
I'd agree - it even looks slightly like a 'finger ring'
seemingly a lot happening in an apparently small area!
ones like this are fun!
latter I reckon. there seem several shots like this in the current G zoo batch - do we need another classification type to cover these?
my magnifying glass came in handy with this one!
bring back the "can't tell"!
grey can be a lovely colour, but....
another where we need our magnifying glasses!
another merger? - to me we seem to be looking at a very flat spiral whose other end is being merged. Is it?
we need the "can't tell" classification back - there seem to be arms but ? how many more than 2 (?), but....
the current crop of photos are giving us some nice clear pics.
We appear to have one item - or do we? the blue star-forming circle seems to be away from where a nucleus ought to be
I'm sure they slip a few of these in to test our eyesights!
Interesting!....
nice to see a very clear merger (for a change!)
Hmmh! the blue (starforming!?) and yellow light areas seem not to match any way in shape or extent - or, is it just me?
It's been something! - a possibly interesting view from a window on a world in this one!
there seem to be quite faint spirals
hopefully I've classified the right one!
ignoring the red, there seem to almost be two overlapping objects one of which is starforming, or?....
I think the nucleus brightness has distorted things a bit on the plate - I'm not sure about disturbed, but....
I thought a single long spiral - anyone else?
The inverted shot ALMOST suggests the chance of rings of stars rather than spirals
some plates come up with "odd" effects - there seems almost a ring around a circular galaxy, whereas the centre doesn't!
or, a disturbed centre....
seems a definite void to NW & SE hence possibly a bar NE to SW? - angle of shot just gives it as a full region
or, amoeba in a Petri dish...
We need these every so often - they look nice inverted as well, but....
Nuclei in these sorts of galaxies often do not appear circular - or is this me reading things into it I shouldn't?
The star to the north doesn't help!
could effects just be caused by the 'quality' of the plate?
why not just 2 close galaxies? i.e. overlap of a sort
plenty of bar not a lot else
I hate these green plates....
You could not get much "looser"
Am I starting to see spirals in everything? - slight thickenings NW to SE through nucleus?
Is it? or is the "dust lane" an effect of the overlap star affecting the light from the galaxy?
a spare frame from "Star Trek" no doubt!
I'm sure some of these spirals are there to test our eyesights!
presumably a star - oh, how red & green plates add to the fun!
very "tatty" spiralling?
I like bars and rings
Foreground star? or....
Red is not my favourite colour! - another plate which could almost be anything! (except spiral....)
looks like a biological slide of a virus or similar! - I assume local stars
possible cluster, rather than merger
looks like it is starting to try to make a ring as well
I reckon wispy spirals as well
clumpy and wispy spirals?
I reckon the different colours suggest the spirals are far apart and not merging - pretty though
pretty in an odd sort of way though....
Yes, there seem a lot of well-scattered stars well away from the spirals but obviously part of galaxy
These red plates don't help at all
I reckon star! - the colour of plate distorting things greatly. Top right the same?
When is a ring not a true ring? - probably now
What is interesting to me is the sort-of extra parallel bits
pretty colours - but they could almost be anything. I'm sure not all are ellipticals
I agree with moderator though 'spiral' looks pretty straight to me - almost an elliptical with straight offshoot. Is that poss?
Yes, if it wasn't for the spiral arms I'd agree about the elliptical. Many like this around?
still, it is a lovely bright green....
If brighter object is the nucleus it appears well off-centre
Another galaxy behind?
very wispy spiral, with a very clumpy nucleus & spirals start
Or, is it a fault on the plate (it seems very regular)
something in foreground to S.W.
not readily apparent in SkyServer
Three I think (2 lower, 1 upper)
Talk about wispy features!
bits of spirals at bar ends
Spirals much clearer on SkyServer
Not really a bar from my point of view more a flowing "S" shape - is this how bars form?
Skyserver seems to suggest spirals though the grey & white/inverted even is far from clear
SkyServer view would seem to confirm a spiral galaxy though the grey & white is awful!
2nd spiral visible on SkyServer view - sort of one to N.E. on this one!
THey look more normal on the colour SkyServer view
the "clumpy" bar looks reasonably normal in the colour skysaver version. They are nice & wide though
a nice clear bar
Skyserver seems to suggest to me just a simple spiral - the grey & white seems to be distorting it
The angle of the view doesn't help with this one
snag with these grey & white shots it could be either! - I suspect behind
If there is a bulge this shot fails to show it
True
I'd call it one I must admit
simply a 3rd spiral?....
My fave a clumpy! - despite constant inverts, I couldn't really decide between 1 spiral, or 2 with bar - depends how you view the mid bit
for me a bit disturbed as well (re. N.E. blob) and "clustery" spirals
I'm not sure the full colour helped at all! - could it simply be 2 galaxies 1 in front of the other & some distance apart?
I reckon not connected. Sometimes the centre brightness seems to almost create a ring
This galaxy, there appears disturbance at 12 o'clock as there seems almost another sort-of spiral under it
foreground star?
When is a bar not a bar?! - the angle of the shot doesn't help here - I've assumed W. nucleus edge is going away from us
The brightness needs to be allowed for - so I reckon there are spirals and (just about) a bar in there
I like rings & bar galaxies
I'd add a very wispy spiral outside the ring leading off from N.E. most of way around
Whatever this is the nucleus is "disturbed"
The angle of the galaxy to the photographic plate doesn't help
I'd agree about a ring in the spirals
At least one wispy spiral out there
looks like it's heading towards an eventual ring shape
a bar with very loose spirals?
Simply "irregular"? - not a lot there!
I'd say spirals (just!) rather than a bar - a "how to" of ring formation?
What looks like another very wispy pair of spirals - not much to them but they are there
Almost snakelike - disturbed(merger?) to N.W. of spiral
It certainly seems to be doing something - hard to classify as a "merger" though!
It could not get much "looser"!
Yes, the upper spiral does appear to be turning back (or, off in a completely different direction?)
Yes, very wispy spirals, I really like galaxies with rings
There are a couple of small spirals in there
looking again spirals?
poorly defined spirals - through disturbance in some way?
a bit disturbed near bar/galaxy centre?
very wispy spirals
interesting almost double ring
Another one that would have been in "clumpy" groups a while back - looks a bit of a mess
I reckon the E. & W. "black" lines may be image defects
sculpted by an artist - I reckon it would look great closer to it
Yes, it does look a bit battered doesn't it!
Why not? I like galaxies with rings inside spirals
or arms?
Spirals & nucleus appear off-centre to rest of galaxy mass?
compared to nucleus, wispy spirals to W. & E.?
Almost matches the example!
An excess of bar and not a lot of spirals!
Spirals appear to be breaking up away from the nucleus area
Another where the nucleus appears at odds to the rest of the galaxy - i.e. N>S rather than E>W.
I like it when there is more than just a straight spiral and other things are happening in the galaxy
Is it me or are there the start of spirals to E. & S.E. of this shot? - or, is it just the pic. quality?
It couldn't be much brighter in all directions!
Nucleus also seems to be running the opposite way to the rest of the galaxy - just the brightness? or....
Another designed to test our eyesight!
could or would the lower pair of spirals have a good distance between them?
It is a galaxy (!) but with an apparently off-centre centre - just the angle we are looking at it? or, a single spiral....
Oh, I miss the time we had the "clumpy" shots!
Hopefully, just the traces of spiral turns at the bar ends
Ok, I'm putting in for my eye test now!
an interesting number of spirals in this shot
my logic has the central part running in the wrong direction to the rest - therefore not "smooth" related
wispy spirals with an odd lump on E. side! - great fun!
You like testing our eyes don't you?!
seems to have a "bar" but no spirals
Odd shape - to my old eyes almost a semi-ring with one spiral. Or, is it just the angle looking at it?
The bar appears disturbed
Is that whatever to N.E. of this galaxy related at all?
unfortunately, you can't tell if there even is a centre from this shot!
I like the angle this one appears at
I reckon a bar with very short (developing?) spirals
These green background ones are awful!
one day a spiral?
an interesting mess!
There seems a gap between the centre causing a sort of ring
I like these when they crop up!
Some colour distortion but an interesting vertical something at top
Interesting! - an unusual merger
Something is happening - pre-spirals?
signs of spirals?
Yes! - print colour doesn't help decide which
A nice colourful row!
which object?
looks better inverted
looks to me as if there are traces of spirals though angle galaxy seen from almost "kills" them
An interesting centre area
Is this the plate colour having effects here?
Interesting! - they certainly seem related to each other
pretty, but which of the many!
nice to see spirals like this every so often
the dreaded green frame again!
a wide "bar" seemingly with slight evidence of loose spirals
I hate these green frames! nice row of 3 something in front of?....
nice green!
some faint banding/spirals?
Interesting mix of different objects close to each other!
Centre seems disturbed
This could be almost anything thanks to green! - a star or galaxy
most probably
on a dreaded green print!
I'd say a faint spiral arm to RH side
disturbed centre
certainly almost spiral like stratifications - I've not called it a ring though.
at a guess a star
other object to rear in NW
Is the high brightness a result of the print? or, would living in this one need full-time sunglasses?
SW corner appears denser/more active than rest
being disturbed/affected by something into a kind of bar on east side
I suspect "signs of spirals" top & bottom
These are impossible to classify other than as a star as green distorts "invert" setting badly
faint traces of a spiral?
Yuck! - colours don't help - I suspect all stars
My second "Green Universe" today!
these, like the green plates don't help classifying
an interesting spiral pattern - close to each other but obviously separate as well
These green things could be eithe - the plate colours do not help. whichever, we are probably wrong!
I suspect far from each other, however, the item to south of centre is interesting!
I's say 2 rings & bar
tempting to class it as 'edge on' to quicken classification!
you could probably only call this a star whether it is or not (because of plate colour effects?)
True, but isn't there often? I'm more interested in fact inversion seemingly shows denser areas that are not uniform
more matter to N & east of this item is suggested by inversion of the view
barred, & with a possible ring? - clarity is not great
a busy/colourful shot seemingly mostly in front of the galaxy we are interested in - I suspect life we'll never find exists in this shot
traces of a weak spiral to SE?
Image suggests something in front of galaxy centre to NE, however, item to NW is similarly marked - defect on plate?
I suspect another galaxy behind & to NW, plus one behind to SE (rather than a merger)
with an elliptical (?) galaxy behind it - these green colour shots are pains in the ...
something apparently happening south of galaxy centre
perhaps just an image problem? after all the image backgrounds involve several colours/possible distortion
two centres or a merger
It might be interesting to live near a star between the 3 centres!
I'd agree as there are definitely some gap-lanes between stars in places
possible lens nw corner?
definitely seems "thicker" to south than north in shot
Yes, but the image doesn't help identification
object to north seems different level
an (unclear) inversion seems to suggest rings
or, object to NE is further forward?
star to south could be anything to north & south-east (stars?)
easy to classify this one!
object to rh could be foreground?
with a disturbed (off)centre in LH galaxy in image
These red images seem as "nasty" to interpret other than star/artifact as the green ones
though unclear there are definitely bands of something in there
Another green image which might be anything - star/artifact being likeliest
disturbance at centre?
or bar and disturbed faint spirals/ring
colours hinder any choice other than artifact/star
The slide colour doesn't help. bar? with a ring?
I hate this colour view! you cannot give any definition other than star/artifact even if it is not
another shot (like the green ones) where the colours don't help with any classification
the overall colours of the image make it very difficult to be certain of anything!
a dust cloud?
These could be anything! - the slide colour does not help separate. Star or picked by me
If only all the edge-on galaxies seen from earth were like this one!
Pity it's only part of an image! There are spirals & a bar but also possibly something else happening in a different plane?
very unclear but I'd agree
possibly just disturbed with 2 "main" areas of the galaxy?
remember the "clumpy" classification? that would have fitted this barred spiral
I reckon another galaxy further away
I'd say disturbed rather than irregular as there is a fairly definite "edge" at the NW top of the image
you mean a spiral galaxy?
Why not simply irregular? - these paler blue images often seem to not have a clearly defined shape
centre disturbed - did that cause offshoot to SE of the shot?
bottom f3eature not really a "lens"or "merger" but seemingly linked to main galaxy
Not many of these around!! - a lot happening, but is it really merging?
interesting shape - possibly will eventually develop into spiral?
this green background doesn't help - labelled by me as stars, but?....
what with?
seemingly not very bright so what causes the sort-of ring effect?
what would very faint spirals be like to live in?
however, I suspect the larger central one is further away
a bar with a bit of spiral activity
another disturbed item trying to do something
indistinct spirals getting lost in the red background?
Something is certainly trying to form almost barrish in "centre"
most things with green in them or the background seem unclear. I'd agree stars
Is it? these green backgrounds don't help. the white one certainly seems to be
lower right a fault in plate? or an odd extra feature?
Agreed, arms are very faint
GAMA shows just one item
Spiral disturbance to east possibly because of one of the other objects identified by GAMA?
Bright foreground star doesn't help!
a lovely clear one!
probably agree re. loose spiral with a N. to S. bar? - faint but much better here than on SDSS!
GAMA identifies 2 objects - to me possible overlapping rather than merging i.e. differing distances
agreed with jq2uoz - has to be part of large irregular item
GAMA shows only one object , is that correct? - blue "dots" seem to overlay other feature
possibly merging
not helped by the large foreground stars interference to the photo image
overlapping the more interesting blue galaxy
irregular
different colours therefore different distances
I reckon "stripe" interference simply photographic & not actual
Is it me or are there two different discs? - the ring looks slightly different level-wise than the outer disc
I'd agree
Beautifully faint on SDSS, still GAMA found it!
Something to S.E.? or, just a trick of the magnification of SDSS?
I'd say loos spirallish as well with one spiral arm being disturbed
Is it? magnification doesn't help but slight sign of spiral to S. & W.?
some signs of loose spirals in this disturbed item?
GAMA shows overlapping objects to this unclear spiral galaxy (i.e. not more than its usual starforming amount though it might look to be)
very faint loos spirals?....
very, very faint! however, is it irregular? or, is that just the need to have magnified it so much?
Not helped by the magnification needed for SDSS!
Eastern object seems well in front of classifying galaxy in SDSS therefore a simple overlap
Its a star in NW (see SDSS) - for once I prefer the SDSS more yellow colouring
original SDSS shot doesn't help at all! bar + something looking spirally but unclear
classified galaxy appears closer than one to NW in SDSS - both very small in original view
or loose disturbed spirals....
Some possible detail in there, but which....
interference from brighter upper object of this distant galaxy
no obvious bulge
Is it disturbed or just overlapped by the star? - magnification wouldn't help again
True - pity magnification knocks the items features greatly
magnification doesn't help but spirals look to be there
GAMA shows 1, SDSS minute - overlap top left?
SDSS doesn't help! I've gone for bright bar and spirals - brightness & angle do not help
I'd probably agree as SDSS shows nothing though GAMA does pick it out
fault on plate distorting lower portion - see SDSS
It can be surprising how clearly minute SDSS images can come up to classify
Scale!
plenty of overlapping!
"distrubed" a good description! - Is there a starry ring to top & passing through bright "centre"? merger? or 2 features one behind?
Agreed! SDSS & GAMA don't help as ANYTHING could be happening - Is "Irregular" safe?, or....
edge on but very wrong size
allowing for SDSS magnification seems to be overlapping
Lovely dust lane on that one
True, but has definite shape - almost a bar
magnification suggests a dust-lane
difficult to say whether one or two similar irregular galaxies - SDSS cehtres of LH one (as viewed)
starforming, certain bar with early spirals forming?
very faint, but with an apparent bar at least though no obvious spirals
I love the way some of these seem to almost disappear in SDSS!
Inevitably some dust lane but lots of red in this shot SDSS anyway suggesting more than there is?
Ignoring the red foreground star lots of interesting detail in shot
This sort of view keeps us awake though! (or wakes us up?)
another interesting one brought up by SDSS magnification! - sort of #starforming spirals
merger? - certainly something happening in centre. Or, just an overlap?
Oh, for bigger telescopes! - almost vanished on SDSS
I reckon a spiral though in SDSS it almost vanishes!
very wispy
another beautiful very loose spiral!
nice loose spiral
very small scale for a simulation!
merger? galaxy (?) to S.W. with star-forming outer ring?
merger? but.... all 3 parts seem wrong (e.g. centre of central galaxy)
I like it though!
Poor scale
some of effects from magnifying SDSS?
Presumably suggesting merger
Wrong scale - faint, with some suggestion of spirals? SDSS didn't help much!
Actually looks reasonably spiral though bar is unclear
wrong scale of shot - probably no better from SDSS?
disturbed starforming centre
SDSS playing up - wrong size but possible merger?
size is fun! SDSS playing up today (15th Aug)
Very faint! SDSS playing up today so hard to check further
suggestion of dust lane caused by view from SDSS?
Pity about the adjacent glare affecting things
Another simulated empty space....
2 starforming rings - ? possible?
magnification affects possible overlap or merger (overlap more likely?)
meant to be a merger?
True! - I like the bar effect through middle as well
Some of view must be due to magnification from SDSS
I hate 'em!
whoops! another blank one!
Interesting! shades of starforming spirals - or, just several features overlapping with blue behind?
a simulated bar in a spherical galaxy
or a merger?
nice to have a clear 3rd spiral though!
possible merger or just SDSS effect?
Another where SDSS magnification adds considerably to visible detail
very active centre bar
An illustris simulation can often be hard to even vaguely categorise! - e.g. ? spiral, ? centre
outer ring less wispy in SDSS view
overlapping RH galaxy brightness affecting spiral clarity of this one
? magnification distortion of shape? - see SDSS
looks quite like one of the simulations! - can you claim a bar and loose spiral? - magnification will have affected
'bar' going at near 90 degrees to rest of simulation
very faint but apparent bar. star overlapping in front
apparent merger with tail to South & loop to East - far from clear (through apparent galaxy size) in SDSS
some apparent effects on shot through SDSS magnification?
very "busy" shot of items in front of SDSS selected galaxy
Centre? tending to north of simulation
Thankfully, small blue galaxy was SDSS selection this time
True!
True. However, illustris is likelier and likelier to make me quit Galaxy Zoo
Two galaxies probably well apart
not much to go on!
When does a spiral become two spirals? there seems almost a clear gap on "upper" arm
Better than some of their galaxies though!
Bar and ring
why warped?
nice clear edge-on galaxy
possible merger with GAMA seemingly linking the two
I like spirals....
Supposedly an edge on galaxy with round centre?
SDSS magnification might have helped "create" the dust lane effect....
merger? or, just caused by the SDSS magnification?
with SDSS object in foreground of irregular galaxy
Is item to west part of simulation?
SDSS selected a foreground star? in front of galaxy
SDSS seems to select white foreground star (?) not 'brown' galaxy behind it
SDSS magnification? - apparent brown bar NE to SW across not apparent in SDSS original
magnification effects? - maybe loose spiral to right merging with barry item?
sort of barry with a suggestion of faint ring - magnification may have affected things
Assuming centre is bar it seems at 90 degrees to rest of simulation
I assume an edge-on disc?
Another where SDSS magnification has distorted a very faint anyway object?
supposed merger?
dust lane looks more natural in SDSS
SDSS identifies star rather than galaxy behind it
the SDSS magnification possibly making this appear to have dust lane?
Sorry! blue irregular galaxy appeared to have a bluish defect to SW therefore I labelled it artifact
I wanted to look in Galaxy zoo & didn't notice it was simulated NOTHING until I got here!
I'd agree with Nova02 the bulges make it odd
apparent overlap though not really vis on SDSS
just to NW of the bar something (ring?) starting to form?
plus starts of a bar & spirals?
supposedly a merger?
True, starry spiral of some sort seemingly BEHIND the item SDSS identified! (the green dot) - hence, are we all technically wrong?
True. caused by explosion in centre as stars appear around galaxy edges?
some magnification distortion?
actually looks like a spiral
Yes! SDSS has done its best but could be defined several ways.... faint blue object adjacent looks very spirally!
Yes, not there at all on GAMA or SDSS
presumably supposed to be a merger
especially regarding how much magnification has been applied through SDSS - just distortions? (I hope!)
Irregularity through large magnification from SDDS/GAMA
Overlap on this irregular only shows in SDSS
SDSS has done its best magnifying, however, this still leaves galaxy open to various interpretations. Good luck!
For once, almost looks like a real spiral galaxy!
Active centre. tending towards a bar & spiral start?
presumably LH galaxy is closer than the simulated one as otherwise the outer regions should appear to merge & they do not
However, there seems a very very faint SW to NE outer disc on different align
Without GAMA this one would have been missed! - see the SDSS shot
True, though I sometimes wonder if the shot isn't on yellow-side anyway - star? to NW & east are very yellow
I assume a simulated spherical....
These irritate me as they can often be interpreted as many things or none - yes, I've seen all the text, etc. on Illustris...
very!
unusual, to see it crop up again!
NOTE: SDSS picks circular object to left of shot as item to classify not the more central blueish galaxy - hence, I'm wrong! s.b. spherical
extremely dark and clear dust in this view
presumably supposed to be a merger?
possible merger BUT SDSS magnification must be huge to even show this much detail!
a simulated effort - ring at best...
I'd agree with Daehderlive, SDSS magnification at this scale can deceive
Galaxy zoo SDSS can do some remarkable magnifications! very rough star cluster group
star? in front of spherical galaxy
very loose for a spiral, but dust and a very off-centre centre
almost 'w' shaped - merger of young stars?
with the magnification I hate to think just how close the yellow star(?) is to blue galaxy - however, a possible merger
far from clear that the required object was the yellow star (?) above the galaxy
overlap
I'd agree with minicy - remarkable clarity when you look at the Galaxy Zoo SDSS pre-magnification shot!
and actually one of the ones someone like me with Aspergers can almost accept as worth classifying
or, just bad computer generating.... sort of a battered ring
Or, simply 2 galaxies - different distances apart.... requested classification object is certainly in front of something just to its NE
meant to be a possible merger?
Remarkable detail considering SDSS image!
seems to be merging or, is larger galaxy simply overlaying?
possible merger? - magnification from SDSS is huge though
the magnification helps show faint spirals
surely, just a poor simulation?
magnification certainly helped bring out the faint spirals on this one
Having seen this on GAMA & the minute SDSS image I'm still not convinced! possible merger/overlap is "tail" to lower right with it?
SDSS shows almost nothing yet this magnification suggests spirals
a real one, not simulated!! however, I've no idea just what is going on there as young galaxy almost looks like a balloon animal!
it would be interesting to be on a planet in this star-forming young galaxy...
perhaps I need to concede that "simulated galaxies" CAN sometimes look like these real young, star-forming ones....
I'm afraid I hate the simulants!
Overlap, distant edge on being the item classified
Assuming "brown" galaxy as SDS/Galaxy Zoo does not include
Poor resolution & size but something happening to NE end (not really a spiral but....)
very "lumpy" dust lane portions
Alas, bigger scale wouldn't help
I like spirals when they appear this colour!
Alas, Galaxy zoo identifies the foreground star as object not the background galaxy with seemingly touching/overlapping spirals
a centre, a ring, no obvious spirals what is it trying to simulate?
Scale! I still hate simulated but too dark for a star...
not sure anything larger would improve!
the bright blue was classify area overlap therefore very likely
Agreed, hence a long time back I queried if SDSS could be earlier in the classification! - (I still classified the young galaxy....)
Small scale doesn't help!
poor scale of shot
my Asperger syndrome hates these simulations....
They want us to classify the object to its north-east anyway! (see SDSS)
thankfully SDSS image is clearer! (just!)
I hate simulations this poor....
I tend to agree, otherwise wouldn't the lower spiral tend to be distorted?
vaguely spiral shaped?
nothing obvious nearby in Skyserver to disturb it
faint & bitty, certainly around that number though I opted for "can't tell"
lovely strong dust band
Almost looks like spiral galaxy (in outer parts at least)
to me ALL simulated seem weird....
Sorry, where is the merger? bright star, overlap nearby galaxy yes but/
Colours hinder rather than help on this one
Aah, these very faint ones!....
not brilliant colours but dust lane shows
True!, it looks only slightly better in Galaxy zoo. Sort of a bar plus....
Another simulated one - I must admit I tend not to comment on them anymore, but....
That is a simulated galaxy - don't expect it to be entirely like "real" ones with real stars
a lovely clear one especially dust lane (for once!...)
Sorry, how can you discuss this kind of simulated view?
extremely odd that "thing" - however, looking at Galaxy zoo though we should actually be classifying the round object/galaxy next to it!!
nice clear dust thanks to the very orangey colour of shot
Is it worth trying to comment on the simulated ones?
an Interesting one! - bright but also disturbed by the merger
star? - very little surrounding materials otherwise
wrong scale
and the classification covers the star!....
Pity about lack of scale on object to classify
I reckon star as well
Scale of shot
Colour differences suggests to me yellowy SDSS selected object is in front of greyer galaxy or whatever
poor scale of shot
Agreed
are they? - or is it just the way the shot is coloured?
nicely irregular
Roll on the next generation telescopes! currently defeated by scale I reckon
sort of circular though any details lost through scale!
SDSS identifies the star not the galaxy
disturbed? - not clearer in any other view
Image size doesn't help....
Pity neither GAMA or SDSS help clarify this object
Plenty going on in this shot! sorry, I did not classify the upper yellowy star....
apparent merger with an overlap below lower upper spiral
SDSS focuses on the galaxy behind the star. unclear spirals?
SDSS focuses on the star in front of the galaxy
SDSS shows dust trail & also tends to suggest two very loose spirals
this shot almost completely changes galaxy shape from SDSS view
Upper galaxy classified - SDSS actually comes out between the two!
/another galaxy (like AGZ00Cyih) that looks to me to be muti-level [i.e. almost bubble-like]
poor scale! - afraid I did the galaxy to SW of the SDSS target
looks great for a youngster I like the triangular shape
Another shot where SDSS suggests something but the clumpy brown effect modifies it badly
SDSS clearer than this! hence seemingly a galaxy
certainly something on SDSS but I'd hate to even try to classify it from this shot!
I think a bit of its 2 ring "look" is fuzziness in the image or its scale - SDSS didn't help
disturbed centre OR object behimd/in front - SDSS didn't help
where is "clumpy" when you need it?! - lovely active and presumably young, other interesting galaxies near
SDDSS didn't want to open for this one - a star? with close objects adding confusion to things - busy shot whatever
This view & inversion sort of suggests circular & just visible, SDSS suggests more shape or even a disc object
SDSS no clearer but size & wispy nature doesn't help!
almost certainly dust lanes anyway BUT there are two N & S of centre that may be plate faults instead - they look straight & parallel
either merger or overlap - SDSS didn't want to know this one! I opted for merger, but....
Assuming the central circular (as SDSS does), alas, too unclear to give other than star - nice behind item though!
SDSS shows something is there unfortunately this shot doesn't! - so, "artifact" from me today....
another galaxy clearer in SDSS almost lost completely in this shot
a lovely disturbed off-centre something! - what is it merging with though?
definitely seems a galaxy in SDSS alas this shot loses all detail as to what kind
Sorry! - gave this one a star! - SDSS shows object off-centre below which may well be galaxy though scale doesn't help
after looking in SDSS I still really have no idea what this might be - didn't classify as star/artifact though....
nice and active
where is the "clumpy" request when you want it?-
clumpy, very active seemingly contained in a bubble
more in SDSS but far from clear whatever it is
I suspect object to NW is well outside this galaxy
Scale far from perfect SDSS no better
Not very clear as scale doesn't help but no clearer in Skyserver!
centre object in DECAL certainly in front of the 2 galaxies - size doesn't help but are they merging?
Yes, dust much clearer in SDSS
shows as galaxy in SDSS - pity about the way it vanishes to unrecognisable as anything in this shot
very clear dust lanes in SDSS alas, this view muddies most details
Suggestions to me of a slight very loose spiral but scale, faintness & SDSS don't help
SDSS shows this shot to be badly off scale - seemingly not after the off-centre star!
not really any clearer in SDSS though it does suggest a centre
beautifully clear dust
Its thin, wispyness doesn't help - neither did GZ!
I reckon armed galaxy is well in front of the other one (looking at Decal it appears to overlap slightly to right)
scale doesn't help with this one!
clearer in Decal but I suspect angle the shot has caught this galaxy hasn't helped it looking mainly middle, top & bottom only
lovely quality shot! - clearer in Galaxy zoo
Scale! - plus 2 objects in shot - blue classified by me
SDSS shows scale went completely wrong here! therefore only off-centre star to classify
The bulk of the outer SDSS detail gets completely lost in this shot
Another where SDS image looks ok. though this is difficult to interpret
What I did - however, it looks clear in SDS view
Sorry! - shot too poor to classify - maybe something there?
Shots like these help make the normal ones worthwhile!
A fault apparently in Skyserver as well
Better in Skyviewer! - not obviously close or merging
Sometimes the options include an 'overlap' other times....
I'd agree with Southstar - galaxy zoo tends to confirm plus overlaps
possible bar? brightness of centre obscures if there is one. There are spirals though
lack of scale of shot!
Some signs of spirals
You put up with many fairly routine shots then occasionally something this spectacular crops appears to restore your "oomph"
horrible pic! - looks possibly 2 spiral arms on skyserver
different scale would have helped
Interesting! - lovely and clear bar & to N of it, to S & E seems disturbed in some way
Overlap rather than merger I reckon
Item top NW seems foreground & therefore "overlapping" classified galaxy
You really want us all to get eyesight checks with these!
These pale brown shots can be almost impossible to pick any sensible detail from & don't reverse
Presume object behind the star to be classified
some nicely active areas in this one
Sorry, "went for star or artefact" simply because it was so dim + vanished when reversed! - these are getting more common
poor image size
poor size, though overlap suggested rather than merger
Looking at GZ examine I reckon overlap
Poor image size of smaller (classifiable) object
true, but overlapping the galaxy classified....
definitely an overlap (see GZ residuals)
overlapping rather than merger
Poor image size - I suspect 2 galaxies well apart though unclear in GZ
poor Image size with quite a number of overlaps!
poor image size
a dust-lane in this one distorts the nucleus
it looks nice though
"smudge" to N.W. seems to be an overlap
plenty of bar but not a lot of spiral!
a lovely, clear, spiral with a bit of overlapping
As 1st comment, & not the 1st like this I've seen! - when does an arm actually become an arm? a certain gap between them to S.E.
wrong_size image
the distortion in south of the shot doesn't help
wrong image size
Bad image size
Odd! - I'd like to see this in GZ examine (out of service today) as shot suggests "arms" to N.W. & N.E. may exist as well as other features
True, though shot may be distorting light levels looks like some effects to right of upper 2 galaxies - pity GZ examine out of use today!
Another where light levels in component pics. seem to distort things - i.e. assuming a ring it looks quite diff. to any spirals. + overlaps
GZ examine doesn't seem to help much with this one
certainly different distances therefore no merger - interesting false colours in GZ examine!
for such a strong bar aren't the spirals rather on the weak side?
I'd agree about the S.W. overlap
certainly an awful lot of interaction between them - GZ examine views look even more spectacular
I like it! - although its disturbed nature could raise the question just when does a spiral arm become an arm?
SDSS seems to put object just to west of nucleus in this galaxy as an overlap
When there are quite a few "routine" classifications, one like this wakes you up! Looks even more interesting in GZ examine
nice to have an edge-on with a clear dustlane
I wonder how the night view would look in one of the very diffuse spirals? - no "Milky Way" for sure.
object S.W. corner appears to be an overlap rather than part of spiral (see GZ examine)
nice clear dust as well
Agreed - GZ examine clearer & shows slight overlap to E. edge
wrong size image
really no idea as to this one! overlap to N.W. although the region to S.E. certainly seems to be dispersing in regard to main area
I'd agree that the two seem differently distanced
plenty of overlapping if nothing else
object to E. of this shot at different distance
there seems something there "ring-wise" (in GZ) i.e. spirals but couldn't make out anything or their number for certain
several star forming areas? or, simply overlying? - i.e. blue area to W. of nucleus appears at an odd angle to galaxy
A diagonal fault in this shot (see GZ examine) N.E. to S.W. shows very slightly in this but more at a larger scale
signs of spirals (& dust lane?)
Object to N.E. appears to be at different distance in GZ examine
I like this spiral type - looks even better in GZ examine
magnification could be greater
I like it! N.E. shows obvious disturbances (shows esp. in GZ examine)
Size unhelpful but nothing in GZ improves my thoughts on it!
GZ examine scale,. etc., etc., doesn't improve viewpoint much & could be as graham_d says
merger? - although the more interesting off-centre galaxy seems to have a spiral, is it actually in a likely place if they were merging?
Looks even better in GZ examine. But, 2 or 4? - there seem to be obvious clear interactions at N.W. & S.E. between the bar & spirals ...
i'd say a bar though for me was it a 3-ring spiral that has "merged" a ring?, i.e. disturbed - an interesting one however you describe it
probable merger though GZ examine shows 2 very diff. coloured galaxies - possible just overlapping?
GZ examine for me seems to support a spiral - though far from clear in classifying shot
GZ examine shots for me strongly add to irregular galaxy idea
looks nice in GZ examine
Greeny object centre-west is in front of this galaxy
Another young spiral galaxy that looks lovely via Galaxy Zoo Examine
interestingly disturbed with starforming, etc. - looks great via Galaxy Zoo Examine
scale wrong (too small) but GZ Examine doesn't help much
to me "dot" to centre east appears closer than nucleus i.e. not part of this galaxy (colours similar in GZ Examine)
Nice clear spirals
To me GZ Examine suggests the two galaxies are at different distances i.e. not merging
I'd concur - worth looking at in GZ Examine at larger scale & residuals!
brightest object not in galaxy. Possibly starting to form bar/spirals? otherwise I've opted for irregular
Increasing size didn't help much
even maximum magnification doesn't help this one much!
Do we in fact simply have a bar & 2 spiral galaxy with a star-forming area being separate and well in front of it? i.e. another galaxy...
very true! - larger Decal scale suggests spirals
Interesting!, almost 1½ spirals to this one!
possibly a very faint loose spiral? a larger scale view via Decal 2 & residuals helps suggest this (to N.W. & S.E.)
larger scale would have helped this, plus is item to west merging? - I reckon ithe colours are accidental & distances apart are different
One item behind (to N.E.), 1 in front (to S.W.) though size could have been better
Skyviewer to me suggests N.E. small galaxy is in front of the main item of interest i.e. overlapping rather than merging
overlap yes, but what is merging with it? Western item seems at different distance in GZ examine
tempting to say they are all related, but -although making a nice 'ring' round it they all seem different distances away in GZ examine
circular feature due north not related (see Galaxy zoo examine)
Object to left is definately unrelated (see DRS images)
Where is the spiral? - ? dust lane and... - "odd" would do for me, doesn't look any clearer via Galaxy zoo examine!
another where the "centre" region appears to be at different angles to the outer areas
Size matters! - could have done with being a larger image
Would be a lovely shot - except for he wide red band across it!
I branded it irregular as SOMETHING is happening that almost makes it look to have spirals, but.... - DEC views didn't help much!
#bar#spiral#ring - that bar is very bright in DEC view!
True, Decals view does show some detail & an apparent overlap
I reckon there is distance between these two galaxies
Nucleus appears off-centre in this view - looks more "normal" largerr & in residuals
Nice to actually see a clear spiral out of the greys!
top galaxy seems spiral, lower may be merging - the image greys don't help show if there is distance between them i.e. an overlap not merge
Residuals seem to help confirm this
Sorry, S.E!!
either off-centre nucleus or an overlap to S.W.
Bit of a loose spiral?
Or, 2 part bar nucleus & very diffuse ring
I'd agree with 3 objects as close as this
The galaxy to S.E. is an interesting shape.
Interesting effects on this galaxy
suggestions of a spiral
I assume the very small blue object! this seems to vanish in SkyViewer residuals
Skyviewer DR2 (residual) seems to confirm a bar & loose spiral
A magnified Skyviewer seems to suggest a loose spiral on this one
Inverted this seems very uneven though I'd hate to think of it as a smooth or spirally type
seems to have a rounded centre. I like the "invading" fleet of purple 'spaceships' to the left!
blue line over plate doesn't help! Skyserver image doesn't help either
both very clear in skyserver image
a galaxy centre shows clearly in skyviewer
I'd agree, for once not a spiral with another galaxy behind/in front. Looks nice.
extremely bright centre in skyviewer
certainly something affecting the galaxy central area
maybe a bar as well? some of these shots could be interpreted in many ways!
I'm not keen on the "obvious" nucleus definitions these days there seems something there though I'd be pushed to really think it "obvious"1
really? invert to me suggests lower left dot is star (?)overlapping in front of the galaxy
Not convinced I'm anywhere near right (whatever that is) on this. Invert suggests a brown ring near outer edge though spiral or ??? unclear
I like the little black dot in the star to right centre!
I reckon the upper "browner" galaxy is possible further back
yes, the "spirally" bits (assuming they are there) between the 3 galaxies (?) certainly seem weak in this shot & "examine" shots, so....
I'd agree - it even looks slightly like a 'finger ring'
seemingly a lot happening in an apparently small area!
ones like this are fun!
latter I reckon. there seem several shots like this in the current G zoo batch - do we need another classification type to cover these?
my magnifying glass came in handy with this one!
bring back the "can't tell"!
grey can be a lovely colour, but....
another where we need our magnifying glasses!
another merger? - to me we seem to be looking at a very flat spiral whose other end is being merged. Is it?
we need the "can't tell" classification back - there seem to be arms but ? how many more than 2 (?), but....
the current crop of photos are giving us some nice clear pics.
We appear to have one item - or do we? the blue star-forming circle seems to be away from where a nucleus ought to be
I'm sure they slip a few of these in to test our eyesights!
Interesting!....
nice to see a very clear merger (for a change!)
Hmmh! the blue (starforming!?) and yellow light areas seem not to match any way in shape or extent - or, is it just me?
It's been something! - a possibly interesting view from a window on a world in this one!
there seem to be quite faint spirals
hopefully I've classified the right one!
ignoring the red, there seem to almost be two overlapping objects one of which is starforming, or?....
I think the nucleus brightness has distorted things a bit on the plate - I'm not sure about disturbed, but....
I thought a single long spiral - anyone else?
The inverted shot ALMOST suggests the chance of rings of stars rather than spirals
some plates come up with "odd" effects - there seems almost a ring around a circular galaxy, whereas the centre doesn't!
or, a disturbed centre....
seems a definite void to NW & SE hence possibly a bar NE to SW? - angle of shot just gives it as a full region
or, amoeba in a Petri dish...
We need these every so often - they look nice inverted as well, but....
Nuclei in these sorts of galaxies often do not appear circular - or is this me reading things into it I shouldn't?
The star to the north doesn't help!
could effects just be caused by the 'quality' of the plate?
why not just 2 close galaxies? i.e. overlap of a sort
plenty of bar not a lot else
I hate these green plates....
You could not get much "looser"
Am I starting to see spirals in everything? - slight thickenings NW to SE through nucleus?
Is it? or is the "dust lane" an effect of the overlap star affecting the light from the galaxy?
a spare frame from "Star Trek" no doubt!
I'm sure some of these spirals are there to test our eyesights!
presumably a star - oh, how red & green plates add to the fun!
very "tatty" spiralling?
I like bars and rings
Foreground star? or....
Red is not my favourite colour! - another plate which could almost be anything! (except spiral....)
looks like a biological slide of a virus or similar! - I assume local stars
possible cluster, rather than merger
looks like it is starting to try to make a ring as well
I reckon wispy spirals as well
clumpy and wispy spirals?
I reckon the different colours suggest the spirals are far apart and not merging - pretty though
pretty in an odd sort of way though....
Yes, there seem a lot of well-scattered stars well away from the spirals but obviously part of galaxy
These red plates don't help at all
I reckon star! - the colour of plate distorting things greatly. Top right the same?
When is a ring not a true ring? - probably now
What is interesting to me is the sort-of extra parallel bits
pretty colours - but they could almost be anything. I'm sure not all are ellipticals
I agree with moderator though 'spiral' looks pretty straight to me - almost an elliptical with straight offshoot. Is that poss?
Yes, if it wasn't for the spiral arms I'd agree about the elliptical. Many like this around?
still, it is a lovely bright green....
If brighter object is the nucleus it appears well off-centre
Another galaxy behind?
very wispy spiral, with a very clumpy nucleus & spirals start
Or, is it a fault on the plate (it seems very regular)
something in foreground to S.W.
not readily apparent in SkyServer
Three I think (2 lower, 1 upper)
Talk about wispy features!
bits of spirals at bar ends
Spirals much clearer on SkyServer
Not really a bar from my point of view more a flowing "S" shape - is this how bars form?
Skyserver seems to suggest spirals though the grey & white/inverted even is far from clear
SkyServer view would seem to confirm a spiral galaxy though the grey & white is awful!
2nd spiral visible on SkyServer view - sort of one to N.E. on this one!
THey look more normal on the colour SkyServer view
the "clumpy" bar looks reasonably normal in the colour skysaver version. They are nice & wide though
a nice clear bar
Skyserver seems to suggest to me just a simple spiral - the grey & white seems to be distorting it
The angle of the view doesn't help with this one
snag with these grey & white shots it could be either! - I suspect behind
If there is a bulge this shot fails to show it
True
I'd call it one I must admit
simply a 3rd spiral?....
My fave a clumpy! - despite constant inverts, I couldn't really decide between 1 spiral, or 2 with bar - depends how you view the mid bit
for me a bit disturbed as well (re. N.E. blob) and "clustery" spirals
I'm not sure the full colour helped at all! - could it simply be 2 galaxies 1 in front of the other & some distance apart?
I reckon not connected. Sometimes the centre brightness seems to almost create a ring
This galaxy, there appears disturbance at 12 o'clock as there seems almost another sort-of spiral under it
foreground star?
When is a bar not a bar?! - the angle of the shot doesn't help here - I've assumed W. nucleus edge is going away from us
The brightness needs to be allowed for - so I reckon there are spirals and (just about) a bar in there
I like rings & bar galaxies
I'd add a very wispy spiral outside the ring leading off from N.E. most of way around
Whatever this is the nucleus is "disturbed"
The angle of the galaxy to the photographic plate doesn't help
I'd agree about a ring in the spirals
At least one wispy spiral out there
looks like it's heading towards an eventual ring shape
a bar with very loose spirals?
Simply "irregular"? - not a lot there!
I'd say spirals (just!) rather than a bar - a "how to" of ring formation?
What looks like another very wispy pair of spirals - not much to them but they are there
Almost snakelike - disturbed(merger?) to N.W. of spiral
It certainly seems to be doing something - hard to classify as a "merger" though!
It could not get much "looser"!
Yes, the upper spiral does appear to be turning back (or, off in a completely different direction?)
Yes, very wispy spirals, I really like galaxies with rings
There are a couple of small spirals in there
looking again spirals?
poorly defined spirals - through disturbance in some way?
a bit disturbed near bar/galaxy centre?
very wispy spirals
interesting almost double ring
Another one that would have been in "clumpy" groups a while back - looks a bit of a mess
I reckon the E. & W. "black" lines may be image defects
sculpted by an artist - I reckon it would look great closer to it
Yes, it does look a bit battered doesn't it!
Why not? I like galaxies with rings inside spirals
or arms?
Spirals & nucleus appear off-centre to rest of galaxy mass?
compared to nucleus, wispy spirals to W. & E.?
Almost matches the example!
An excess of bar and not a lot of spirals!
Spirals appear to be breaking up away from the nucleus area
Another where the nucleus appears at odds to the rest of the galaxy - i.e. N>S rather than E>W.
I like it when there is more than just a straight spiral and other things are happening in the galaxy
Is it me or are there the start of spirals to E. & S.E. of this shot? - or, is it just the pic. quality?
It couldn't be much brighter in all directions!
Nucleus also seems to be running the opposite way to the rest of the galaxy - just the brightness? or....
Another designed to test our eyesight!
could or would the lower pair of spirals have a good distance between them?
It is a galaxy (!) but with an apparently off-centre centre - just the angle we are looking at it? or, a single spiral....
Oh, I miss the time we had the "clumpy" shots!
Hopefully, just the traces of spiral turns at the bar ends
Ok, I'm putting in for my eye test now!
an interesting number of spirals in this shot
my logic has the central part running in the wrong direction to the rest - therefore not "smooth" related
wispy spirals with an odd lump on E. side! - great fun!
You like testing our eyes don't you?!
seems to have a "bar" but no spirals
Odd shape - to my old eyes almost a semi-ring with one spiral. Or, is it just the angle looking at it?
The bar appears disturbed
Is that whatever to N.E. of this galaxy related at all?
unfortunately, you can't tell if there even is a centre from this shot!
I like the angle this one appears at
I reckon a bar with very short (developing?) spirals
These green background ones are awful!
one day a spiral?
an interesting mess!
There seems a gap between the centre causing a sort of ring
I like these when they crop up!
Some colour distortion but an interesting vertical something at top
Interesting! - an unusual merger
Something is happening - pre-spirals?
signs of spirals?
Yes! - print colour doesn't help decide which
A nice colourful row!
which object?
looks better inverted
looks to me as if there are traces of spirals though angle galaxy seen from almost "kills" them
An interesting centre area
Is this the plate colour having effects here?
Interesting! - they certainly seem related to each other
pretty, but which of the many!
nice to see spirals like this every so often
the dreaded green frame again!
a wide "bar" seemingly with slight evidence of loose spirals
I hate these green frames! nice row of 3 something in front of?....
nice green!
some faint banding/spirals?
Interesting mix of different objects close to each other!
Centre seems disturbed
This could be almost anything thanks to green! - a star or galaxy
most probably
on a dreaded green print!
I'd say a faint spiral arm to RH side
disturbed centre
certainly almost spiral like stratifications - I've not called it a ring though.
at a guess a star
other object to rear in NW
Is the high brightness a result of the print? or, would living in this one need full-time sunglasses?
SW corner appears denser/more active than rest
being disturbed/affected by something into a kind of bar on east side
I suspect "signs of spirals" top & bottom
These are impossible to classify other than as a star as green distorts "invert" setting badly
faint traces of a spiral?
Yuck! - colours don't help - I suspect all stars
My second "Green Universe" today!
these, like the green plates don't help classifying
an interesting spiral pattern - close to each other but obviously separate as well
These green things could be eithe - the plate colours do not help. whichever, we are probably wrong!
I suspect far from each other, however, the item to south of centre is interesting!
I's say 2 rings & bar
tempting to class it as 'edge on' to quicken classification!
you could probably only call this a star whether it is or not (because of plate colour effects?)
True, but isn't there often? I'm more interested in fact inversion seemingly shows denser areas that are not uniform
more matter to N & east of this item is suggested by inversion of the view
barred, & with a possible ring? - clarity is not great
a busy/colourful shot seemingly mostly in front of the galaxy we are interested in - I suspect life we'll never find exists in this shot
traces of a weak spiral to SE?
Image suggests something in front of galaxy centre to NE, however, item to NW is similarly marked - defect on plate?
I suspect another galaxy behind & to NW, plus one behind to SE (rather than a merger)
with an elliptical (?) galaxy behind it - these green colour shots are pains in the ...
something apparently happening south of galaxy centre
perhaps just an image problem? after all the image backgrounds involve several colours/possible distortion
two centres or a merger
It might be interesting to live near a star between the 3 centres!
I'd agree as there are definitely some gap-lanes between stars in places
possible lens nw corner?
definitely seems "thicker" to south than north in shot
Yes, but the image doesn't help identification
object to north seems different level
an (unclear) inversion seems to suggest rings
or, object to NE is further forward?
star to south could be anything to north & south-east (stars?)
easy to classify this one!
object to rh could be foreground?
with a disturbed (off)centre in LH galaxy in image
These red images seem as "nasty" to interpret other than star/artifact as the green ones
though unclear there are definitely bands of something in there
Another green image which might be anything - star/artifact being likeliest
disturbance at centre?
or bar and disturbed faint spirals/ring
colours hinder any choice other than artifact/star
The slide colour doesn't help. bar? with a ring?
I hate this colour view! you cannot give any definition other than star/artifact even if it is not
another shot (like the green ones) where the colours don't help with any classification
the overall colours of the image make it very difficult to be certain of anything!
a dust cloud?
These could be anything! - the slide colour does not help separate. Star or picked by me
I'd agree
If only all the edge-on galaxies seen from earth were like this one!
Pity it's only part of an image! There are spirals & a bar but also possibly something else happening in a different plane?
very unclear but I'd agree
possibly just disturbed with 2 "main" areas of the galaxy?
remember the "clumpy" classification? that would have fitted this barred spiral
I reckon another galaxy further away
I'd say disturbed rather than irregular as there is a fairly definite "edge" at the NW top of the image
you mean a spiral galaxy?
Why not simply irregular? - these paler blue images often seem to not have a clearly defined shape
centre disturbed - did that cause offshoot to SE of the shot?
bottom f3eature not really a "lens"or "merger" but seemingly linked to main galaxy
Not many of these around!! - a lot happening, but is it really merging?
interesting shape - possibly will eventually develop into spiral?
this green background doesn't help - labelled by me as stars, but?....
what with?
seemingly not very bright so what causes the sort-of ring effect?
what would very faint spirals be like to live in?
however, I suspect the larger central one is further away
a bar with a bit of spiral activity
another disturbed item trying to do something
indistinct spirals getting lost in the red background?
Something is certainly trying to form almost barrish in "centre"
most things with green in them or the background seem unclear. I'd agree stars
Is it? these green backgrounds don't help. the white one certainly seems to be
lower right a fault in plate? or an odd extra feature?