This is so big...or i'm wrong

• by m.franco

  Can somebody explain this please?

  Posted December 21, 2013 9:40 PM

• by ivywong scientist, admin

  This is IR light contamination by a Milky Way #star. Even though the actual star is beyond the left edge of this frame, it's so bright that the stray light from it is enough to saturate this field so we are not able to see the galaxy where the jet is emanating from 😃 Hope this helps 😃

  Posted December 22, 2013 1:31 AM

• by m.franco

  Thanks for the explanations !

  Posted December 22, 2013 9:04 PM