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Types of Galaxies Spirals (77%) Ellipticals (20%) Irregulars (3%) National Optical Astronomy Observatory images
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a: NASA/Hubble Space Institute; b: Robert Gendler; c: Anglo- Australian Observatory
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(a)NASA; (b) Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
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a: J. D. Wray, McDonald Observatory; b, c: 1999 Princeton University Press/Zsolt Frei and James E. Gunn
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Closer Galaxies move away from us Farther Galaxies move away from us faster
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Hubble’s Constant Tells Age: H 0 = Velocity/Distance = 1 / Time Hubble’s Law: Velocity = H 0 x Distance
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