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Oh sweetheart, the galaxy is as flat as my figure - because of how it spins, the centrifugal force causes it to flatten out. Think of it like your favorite Pizza, spinning round and round in the oven, except with a few hundred billion stars and no pepperoni. It's basic physics, dear.
What else can I help you with?
Is the universe shaped like a banana?
No one knows that because we have not explored outside the universe. If you are thinking about the galaxy, it looks like a straight line from Earth and a circular object from outside the galaxy.
If you lived in an elliptical galaxy how would the nighttime sky look different?
Yes it would. Our galaxy is a spiral and fairly flat. When we look around our own galaxy, some parts of the sky are only thinly populated with stars but there is a line of dense stars called the milky way which is looking through the flat disk of our galaxy. An eliptical galaxy is different. It is not a flat disk but more like a ball or an egg. If we lived near the centre, no matter which way we looked, the number of stars would be about the same. If we lived on the edge of the galaxy, one side of the night sky would be filled with stars and the other side would have very few to almost none.
Is your galaxy visable in the night sky?
Our galaxy is visible in a night sky that is not obscured by clouds or city lights. It's a band of stars called the milky way. Because we are in it and it's flat like a plate we see it edgewise so it looks like a band of stars that kind of blur together.
Which galaxy is home to Earth and what type of galaxy is it?
The milky way, and its a barred spiral galaxy.
Is the Hubble galaxy the closest major galaxy to our own?
No, the Hubble Galaxy (Messier 31, or the Andromeda Galaxy) is not the closest major galaxy to our own. The Andromeda Galaxy is located about 2.537 million light-years from the Milky Way. The closest major galaxy to us is the Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33), which is approximately 3 million light-years away.
What are words that describe elliptical galaxy?
They are shaped like a round galaxy and they are flat
How are the shapes of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy related?
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
How do you know your galaxy is a flat disk?
We don't for sure as our vantage point does not allow us to determine that. However, by viewing other spiral galaxies (Andromeda, Sombrero galaxies) we can make a calculated guess that our galaxy is shaped in the same way.Also, while we can't see the galaxy as a whole, what we can see is consistent with it being a flat disk... specifically, we can even tell that it appears to be a barred spiral galaxy.
The circular but relatively flat portion of the galaxy is the?
spiral arm
What is a Galaxy bugle?
A bulge is a tight group of stars found at the center of most spiral galaxies. The bright spot an the center of the galaxy in the picture above is the bulge. If this galaxy were seen from the side the collection of stars would create a bulge (spheroid) expanding out from the otherwise rather flat galaxy.
What does a spiral galaxy look like when seen edge-on?
When seen edge-on, a spiral galaxy appears as a thin, flat disk with a bulging central region. The disk is often darkened by dust lanes along its plane, giving it a more defined edge. The spiral arms are not visible from this perspective.
What pattern does the Milky Way have?
The Milky Way galaxy is a flat spiral - one of the commonest galactic forms in the universe.
How are the shapes of the milky way and the Andromeda galaxy related?
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
What is the axis plane of the solar system compared to the axis plane of the galaxy?
The axis plane of the solar system is tilted by about 60 degrees relative to the average plane of the Milky Way galaxy. This means that the solar system is not perfectly aligned with the flat disk of the galaxy but is slightly inclined.
Is the universe shaped like a banana?
No one knows that because we have not explored outside the universe. If you are thinking about the galaxy, it looks like a straight line from Earth and a circular object from outside the galaxy.
What is a flat round or oval galaxy?
A flat round or oval galaxy, often referred to as an elliptical galaxy, is characterized by its smooth, featureless light profile and lack of distinct structures like spiral arms. These galaxies are typically composed of older stars, with minimal new star formation, and exhibit a range of shapes from nearly spherical to elongated ovals. They are classified based on their ellipticity, with more elongated galaxies appearing as "E" followed by a number indicating their flattening. Elliptical galaxies are commonly found in galaxy clusters and can vary significantly in size and mass.
Why are galaxies flat?
Galaxies are flat because of the way gravity and angular momentum interact during their formation. As gas and dust collapse to form a galaxy, the rotation causes it to flatten out into a disk shape. This rotation helps balance the inward pull of gravity, resulting in a flat, disk-like structure.
