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The Milky Way Galaxy

Explore the beauty and mysteries of the Milky Way Galaxy, from the Galactic Center to super-massive blackholes and fascinating galaxy clusters. Learn about different types of galaxies and the incredible phenomena they exhibit, such as shooting jets and collisions. Discover the secrets of dwarf and irregular galaxies, and marvel at the wonder of galaxy clusters colliding. Join us on this captivating cosmic journey!

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The Milky Way Galaxy

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  1. The Milky Way Galaxy

  2. The Milky Way stretches across our night sky

  3. The Galactic Center • This image is covering 300 x 115 Light Years The Arches Cluster Sagittarius A* The Quintuplet Cluster

  4. Super-Massive Blackhole at the center of our Galaxy

  5. Charles Messier • Messier was a comet hunter • He wanted to help people distinguish between permanent and temporary objects in the sky • Published his catalog of “Messier Objects” in 1781 • We still refer to his system when identifying certain objects, M1 thru M110

  6. Kinds of Galaxies • Spiral Galaxies • Spiral Barred Galaxies • Elliptical Galaxies

  7. Spiral Galaxies Galaxy M74

  8. The Sombrero Galaxy

  9. M106

  10. NGC4631The Whale Galaxy NGC4627

  11. NGC4656The Hockey Stick

  12. Together

  13. Barred Spiral Galaxies NGC1300

  14. NGC1672

  15. Elliptical Galaxies NGC 1132

  16. NGC1528

  17. M8750,000,000 light years away Has a secret…

  18. It is shooting a 5000 L.Y. long “blowtorch” of electrons from it’s blackhole

  19. This is a recent Hubble image What would happen if we got in the way of this jet?

  20. Dwarf and Irregular Galaxies NGC1531 & 1532

  21. HCG90

  22. Our very own Dwarf Galaxies The Large Magellanic Cloud

  23. The Small Magellanic Cloud Only 15,000 light years across 210,000 light years away 47 Tucanae Only 13,000 light years away NGC362

  24. When Galaxies Collide The Mice, NGC4676

  25. NGC5194 &5195

  26. Galaxy Clusters Colliding

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