So ummm...

Is this ejecta I'm looking at and is it one of your noob traps, I mean... gold standard... objects.

Posted March 20, 2015 3:58 AM

Ok, I'll assume this project is now dead and no point in me working on it...

Posted March 22, 2015 8:17 PM

by JeanTate in response to fengist's comment.

Sorry no one has replied earlier, fengist, and welcome to Radio Galaxy Zoo! 😃

That is a classic #triple, which is a host (the thing in the center) plus two lobes. It's not a 'noob trap'. The host is a giant elliptical galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN); spectroscopically, it's a quasar. It has a redshift of 0.249, and its name is SDSS J092308.17+561455.4:

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How did I work all this out? By clicking on the SDSS link below the image, and then finding the object which is located ~the same place as the bright IR (WISE) source, the central radio source.

Hope this helps.

Posted March 22, 2015 9:05 PM

by DZM Zooniverse Team in response to fengist's comment.

Hey @fengist -- sorry it took a little bit to get an answer! The project is not dead, and there are many dedicated Zooites here, including Jean, whose answer I hope is helpful to you;

I saw your comment earlier, but I try to leave the science questions to the people who really know their science... which is less my forte, especially on the astronomy projects. 😃

Hope you stick around, and if you don't get a response to a question after a few days, please just bump it. Someone will see!

Posted March 23, 2015 5:43 PM

by ivywong scientist, admin

Hi @fengist,

Apologies. Yes, this project is not dead and very much alive but I was travelling in the last 2 weeks and so was not as present. March has been a very part of the year for many on the science team.

Thanks @DZM and @JeanTate for pitching in!

By the way, I cannot tell you off the top of my head if this is a gold standard subject or not but it certainly is a beautiful double-lobed source!

Posted March 27, 2015 3:26 AM