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Defines galaxy, be able to identify the different types of galaxies and provide details.

Study Slideshow

What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way

Who discovered that there are more than one galaxy?

Edwin Hubble

What is the name of our neighbor galaxy?

Andromeda

What is the method Hubble developed to classify galaxies according to their appearance?

Hubble's Classification Scheme (or Hubble tuning fork)

What are the five types of galaxies?

Spiral, Barred Spiral, Elliptical, Lenticular, and Irregular

What type of galaxy is this? (Messier 51-known as the Whirlpool Galaxy)

Spiral

What is a galaxy?

a collection of stars bound together by gravity

This type of galaxy has a bar of materials that passes through the center with spiral arms beginning at each end

Barred Spiral

What type of galaxy is this?

Irregular

What type of galaxy is this?

Barred spiral