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What is a major difference between elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies?
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Eliptical galaxies have older stars than spirals and elipticals are oval-shaped.
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What are similarities between elliptical and spiral galaxies?
While spiral galaxies are bright, elliptical galaxies are dim. Spiral galaxies are hotbeds of star formation, but elliptical galaxies aren't nearly as prolific because they contain less gas and dust, which means fewer new (and brighter) stars are born
What is the difference between elliptical spiral irregular galaxies?
Just their shapes, as see through a telescope.
How are galaxies classifyed?
spiral galaxies (ours), irregular galaxies, and elliptical galaxies.
What are the 3 common galaxies?
galaxie 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
What are the types or categories for galaxies?
Spiral galaxies, barred spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies
Are lenticular galaxies lens-shaped?
Yes, lenticular galaxies are lens-shaped. They will not have spiral arms.
The types of Galaxies?
Spiral,elliptical,and irregular galaxies
What are the 4 main galaxy shapes?
There are various ways of categorising galaxies, often based on Edwin Hubble's work on the shapes galaxies. Classifications often give the four main types of galaxies as: Spiral (including barred spiral), Elliptical, Lenticular and Irregular.
How are elliptical galaxies different from spiral galaxy's?
An elliptical galaxy is round. A spiral galaxy is shaped like a spiral.
What are the types of galaxies What are their differences?
spiral, elliptical, and irregular. The only differences are shape. Elliptical galaxies are shaped like an ellipse, spiral galaxies like a spiral or pinwheel, and irregular don't have a uniform shape
What is the difference between spiral and barred spiral galaxies?
The bar.
What are the classifications of of galaxies?
spiral elliptical and irregular.
