Space Warps Talk

A trap, as a complement to the spotter's guide

  • AlexandredOr by AlexandredOr

    Do you think, like me that this one in the upper right corner is a trap ?
    ASW0002a86
    enter image description here

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  • JasonJason by JasonJason

    What do you mean by trap?

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  • AlexandredOr by AlexandredOr

    Damned, I don't know another word... In french : un piège..

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  • JasonJason by JasonJason

    You mean like a trick, trying to trick us into picking it? I don't think it is a trap or trick.

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  • AlexandredOr by AlexandredOr

    Yes could be trick. I thought this image could join the spotter's guide, as a non lens...

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  • JasonJason by JasonJason

    I still don't think it is a trick.

    That is why I think they should have used a box that displayed after we made our decision showing how many people seen the image and how many think that there is a lens in it, even though it only gets seen ten times before not being shown again. This would give everybody an idea where they stand as a whole.

    I just got this one and it is similar ASW0002kbc so I think it is just how a star shows up in a ring galaxy or whatever it is.

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    I think AlexandredOr means that it would be a good image to add to the spotter guide 😃

    It is clearly a ring galaxy with an overlapping star, but for a newbie it may be easily mistaken for an einsteinring and / or lens - in other word they may be 'trapped' into thinking it is a lens.

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  • AlexandredOr by AlexandredOr

    Thank you Capella05 😗 😗

    You are right, it's what I wanted to explain.

    In a future life, I'll be english !

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator in response to AlexandredOr's comment.

    No AlexandredOr, stay as you are 😄 I think your descriptions are wonderful and I have no trouble translating them!

    Perhaps I will be french in my future life...lol 😃

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  • AlexandredOr by AlexandredOr

    Thank you so much !
    Tu es une adorable personne !! ;D

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Merci :x

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