It looks similar to a toy pinwheel, with concentrations of stars along curved arms that would be the vanes of the pinwheel.
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spiral
Because of the spirals. Suggestion: Search (for example, in Google Images, or perhaps in the Wikipedia) for "spiral galaxy", to get an idea what a spiral galaxy looks like.
It means the galaxy has the shape of a spiral. To see what this looks like, search Google Images (image.google.com) for examples.
A spiral galaxy.
You may be describing a "barred spiral" galaxy.
A barred spiral galaxy.
Milky Way
yes, the milky way it is a barred spiral galaxy
the spiral galaxy is very bright because of its stars, that's why our galaxy is called the milky way because it looks milky and our galaxy(the milky way) is located in one of the arms of a spiral galaxy!
An elliptical galaxy is round. A spiral galaxy is shaped like a spiral.
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).
I have been learning the same thing you are. I hope I can help you. The answer is elliptical. An elliptical galaxy is the correct answer. Trust me I have learned this about a week ago. I hope I helped! :) Other galaxies can be the barred and the spiral. The milkyway is our galaxy and is a spiral. They call it a spiral because it looks like a tornado like it's spinning.