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Astrophotography: Galaxies

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Numerous high quality images of galaxies can be found in this site. Names, exposure times, and various magnifications are provided.

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Astrophotography: Galaxies

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Numerous high quality images of galaxies can be found in this site. Names, exposure times, and various magnifications are provided.

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Sophia: Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th

This lesson will describe how scientists classify galaxies.

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Spitzer Space Telescope: Dissection of a Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th

The Dissection of a Galaxy image offered here examines how a galaxy functions by taking it apart through an image. In addition, a detailed textual overview explains various specifics of the picture.

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Spitzer Space Telescope: Our Galaxy's 'Twin'

For Students 9th - 10th

This image, titled "Morphology of Our Galaxy's 'Twin'" features three individual pictures of a nearby spiral galaxy that closely resembles our own. The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.

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Spitzer Space Telescope: Big Galaxy in Baby Universe

For Students 9th - 10th

This image, titled "Big Galaxy in Baby Universe" features an infrared picture in four parts of a distant galaxy. The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.

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Spitzer Space Telescope: Galaxies Gather

For Students 9th - 10th

Under the heading, "Galaxies Gather at Great Distances" this site examines (and discusses) an image featuring a group and cluster of galaxies. The text goes on to describe details specific to the image.

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Spitzer Space Telescope: Finding Faint Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th

The brief text that accompanies the image at this site (titled Finding Faint Galaxies) describes details of the picture which features faint images of galaxies enhanced by infrared.

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Nasa: Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th

The Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy image is part of a series of photographs taken from the Spitzer Space Telescope. The picture is accompanied by a brief textual overview outlining specific details in the picture.

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NASA

Nasa: Dwarf Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th

This space telescope image, "Dwarf Galaxies Swimming in Tidal Tails" features little galaxies forming in the midst of two colliding galaxies. In addition, a detailed textual overview explains various specifics of the picture.

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NASA

Nasa: Spiral Galaxy

For Students 9th - 10th

This Spiral Galaxy image is part of a series of photographs taken from the Spitzer Space Telescope. The picture is accompanied by a textual overview of a spiral galaxy with specific attention given to the details of the picture.

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NASA

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Quasar Galaxy Collision

For Students 9th - 10th

An image of a quasar. The large redshifts imply that quasars lie near the edge of the observable universe and must emit tremendous amounts of energy. There are also many embedded links to related topics.

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Spitzer Science Center: Image of Young Galaxies

For Students 9th - 10th

The Old and 'Red' Distant Galaxies in this space telescope image are barely visible (though they are clearly marked). In addition, a detailed textual overview explains various specifics of the picture.

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