Faint arc of 'stars' that almost completely surrounds this galaxy ~ DR10 and a little tinkering reveal it to be an even larger structure, extending far southwards

https://www.legacysurvey.org//viewer/?ra=42.6521&dec=-1.7201&layer=ls-dr9&zoom=13

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Whoa, looks like the aftermath of a gigantic merger. Amazing images ! :open_mouth:

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couldn’t believe how far it extended when I tinkered with the brightness and contrast settings ~ would love to see this in a HSC DR…

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