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ASW0003xf0 Double LENS ?

  • JKD by JKD

    do not believe this is a spiral galaxy
    might be a double lens

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    I'm sorry I do not see any lensing in that galaxy - It is a lovely spiral 😃

    I am interested to know why you feel it could be a double lens?

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  • JKD by JKD

    I switched to the blue screen and had the impression, there are 2 concentric rings and not spiral arms

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  • Capella05 by Capella05 moderator

    Oh okay 😃 Depending on the angle at which we view the galaxy, the spiral arms can present themselves in different ways - they can even wrap themselves around the galaxy to give it the appearance of a ring galaxy.

    When I have a spare moment, I will see if I can find some nice examples of similar spirals from galaxyzoo 😃

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