It was initially thought to be a distant galaxy, says Chris Lintott, an Oxford University astronomer involved in the project.

开始时，参与了本项目的牛津大学天文学家Chris Lintott表示这是一个遥远的星系。

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As for the giant hole, Dr Lintott has "no sensible explanation" for that at the moment and needs to wait for more telescope time.

对于巨洞，Lintott博士目前“没有合理解释”，需要更多时间进行天文望远镜观察。

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Dr Lintott says that the project has proved that the public en masse is as good as professional astronomers at classifying galaxies.

Lintott博士说这个计划证明普通的公众在筛选星体方面可以做的与职业天文学家一样好。

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Dr Chris Lintott from Oxford University says that while the project is technologically plausible, he does not think they will find the funding.

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