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Galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy
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List of galaxies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is a list of notable galaxies. This is a list of galaxies that are well known by something other than an entry in a catalog or list, or a set of coordinates, or a systematic designation. This is ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_galaxies
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Examples of Spiral Galaxies ... Galaxies come in a variety of shapes, with the shapes depending in a way not yet completely understood on the evolution of the galaxies. More than half of all observed galaxies are spiral galaxies.
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csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/galaxies/spiral.html
csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/galaxies/spiral.html
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Low vs High Surface Brightness Galaxies ... Clusters of Galaxies ... Infrared Imaging of Galaxies...
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zebu.uoregon.edu/galaxy.html
zebu.uoregon.edu/galaxy.html
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What types of galaxies do we find in the universe? ... At the moment, we consider common types of galaxies and we ask about characteristics of galaxies that you can see with visible light. ... Spiral galaxies.
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zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Galaxies/types.html
zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Galaxies/types.html
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Astronomers classify galaxies into three major categories. Spiral galaxies look like flat disks with bulges in their centers and beautiful spiral arms. Elliptical galaxies are redder, more rounded, and often longer in one direction than in the other, like a football.
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curious.astro.cornell.edu/galaxies.php
curious.astro.cornell.edu/galaxies.php
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Simple explanation of galaxies in the framework of the history of the Universe ... A galaxy is an island of billions of stars, separated from other galaxies by a vast ocean of almost empty space. In this story we look at one particular galaxy (the Milky Way), since that is the one we know best, the one where we live.
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www.historyoftheuniverse.com/galaxy.html
www.historyoftheuniverse.com/galaxy.html
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