February 1st, 2008
Chris says…it’s a blob.
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chrislintott in
Galaxyzoo
I know I promised you a Mercury post. I’ve been distracted by this thing, discovered by one of the Galaxy Zoo users, Hanny.
The question is - what is it? We’re applying to use the VLA to find out, and the deadline’s tonight.
on February 1st, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Stuart says…. you need to fix your link to Phil Plait’s blog as it currently points at bandastronomy.com. Good luck with the VLA proposal.
on February 1st, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Mmmm…nasty looking pincers! Anyway..Anti-clockwise.
on February 1st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Also..there was something similar in the old series I think, rather than TNG.
on February 2nd, 2008 at 6:41 pm
That looks weird. Do you have any idea what it is? Any ideas at all? Very interesting.
on February 3rd, 2008 at 9:48 am
Hanny says: maybe a nice idea for a t-shirt
on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I can’t help noticing that in the enhanced image the Voorwerp appears to be inclined in the same plane as the nearby galaxy; the “hole” also appears aligned to the centre of the galaxy. I’m wondering if this is just a coincidence, or is there a direct physical relationship between these objects.
P.S. Any word on the VLA application?
on February 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Well, we hit the deadline. It’ll take a month or two for them to get back to us.
And no, we don’t know yet if it’s a coincidence whether it’s aligned or not.