Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

Can there be glitches or false positives in FIRST?

  • Ptd by Ptd

    There is a linear feature in the FIRST image associated with this Object; it extends to the right, beyond the image in the RGZ classify interface. Its aligned with the grain of the image. Or is that actually a triple?

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  • JeanTate by JeanTate in response to Ptd's comment.

    Yes, it's an #artifact (or several), it's not a triple.

    Here's the FIRST image, which makes the linear (artifact) nature clear:

    enter image description here

    Hope this helps, and happy hunting! 😃

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