Our second day doing galaxy analysis on Galaxy Zoo produced another interesting result. (Yesterday, Edd replied to us by saying that yesterday's find was a "bright star" - its light is so intense that the camera is overwhelmed by the radiation. You can view Edd's comments at http://newsandinfofilter.blogspot.com/2008/08/galaxyobject-58858801762721923075001762.html ).
Today we found Object # 588017604139352112. We don't quite know what this is...is it a star factory that was reported about a month ago on the internet? (See the story: Rare 'Star-Making Machine' Found In Distant Universe.) We're hoping we can find out. If you want a copy of this image, contact us here and perhaps we can email it to you.
Showing posts with label Galaxy Zoo. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 07, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Galaxy Zoo Object # 588588017627219230750017627219230750
We haven't posted in a long time, we apologize for that. Too many projects, too much to do...
However, today we discovered Galaxy Zoo. We registered, took the tutorial, took the trials (we passed the first time, answering 14 of the 15 trials correctly the first time) and then began our Galaxy Analysis.
Our first time we "discovered" this rather bizarre image of Galaxy/Object # 588588017627219230750017627219230750 . It could be a just a blur. So we searched the FAQ and the Blog. Didn't find anything. So we contacted team@galaxyzoo.org and left an email regarding the object 588588017627219230750017627219230750 . We expect that it is a blur and don't expect to be contacted. Still, it is an interesting experience and a great blog.
We apologize for not being able to post the photo/image here. We have asked for permission. The image on the Galaxy Zoo website is much better than that seen on Sky Server Object Explorer. If you would like an email with the Galaxy Zoo photo, contact us here.
How did we find Galaxy Zoo? By reading this story on several websites (Yahoo, MSNBC...) today: Amateur astronomer spies gassy "cosmic ghost". For more info link to: Hanny's Voorwerp (Wikipedia). And: Galaxy Zoo discoveries (Wikipedia). And: Galaxy Zoo (Wikipedia). Note: We did a flickr search for Hanny's Voorwerp - no results.
However, today we discovered Galaxy Zoo. We registered, took the tutorial, took the trials (we passed the first time, answering 14 of the 15 trials correctly the first time) and then began our Galaxy Analysis.
Our first time we "discovered" this rather bizarre image of Galaxy/Object # 588588017627219230750017627219230750 . It could be a just a blur. So we searched the FAQ and the Blog. Didn't find anything. So we contacted team@galaxyzoo.org and left an email regarding the object 588588017627219230750017627219230750 . We expect that it is a blur and don't expect to be contacted. Still, it is an interesting experience and a great blog.
We apologize for not being able to post the photo/image here. We have asked for permission. The image on the Galaxy Zoo website is much better than that seen on Sky Server Object Explorer. If you would like an email with the Galaxy Zoo photo, contact us here.
How did we find Galaxy Zoo? By reading this story on several websites (Yahoo, MSNBC...) today: Amateur astronomer spies gassy "cosmic ghost". For more info link to: Hanny's Voorwerp (Wikipedia). And: Galaxy Zoo discoveries (Wikipedia). And: Galaxy Zoo (Wikipedia). Note: We did a flickr search for Hanny's Voorwerp - no results.
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