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Title: Universe


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Universe
  • ALL space and everything that is in it.

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Supercluster
  • Virgo

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  • Our Cluster or Galaxy GroupLocal Group

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Galaxy
  • A giant structure that contains hundreds of
    billions of stars bound together by gravity.

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Types of Galaxies
  • Galaxies are classified by their shape.
  • Edwin Hubble astronomer named for the Hubble
    Telescope created a galaxy classification system
  • The classification system is still used today.
  • 3 Types of Galaxies
  • A. Spiral
  • B. Elliptical
  • C. Irregular

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Spiral Galaxy
  • A galaxy whose arms curve outward in a pinwheel
    pattern. Contains solar systems and nebulae
  • (gas, new stars, and dust).
  • Our Galaxy MILKY WAY

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Spiral Galaxy
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Elliptical Galaxy
  • A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball, containing
    only old stars, with bright centers and very
    little dust/gas
  • Example M87 galaxy

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Elliptical Galaxies
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Irregular Galaxy
  • A galaxy that does not have a regular shape.
    They do not fit in another class.
  • Example The Large Magellanic Cloud

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Irregular Galaxy
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Solar System
  • Our star (Sun), the planets, many moons, and
    other small bodies that ALL travel around the Sun
    (Heliocentric Theory)

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Solar System
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