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THE MILKY WAY Our Home Galaxy
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GALAXIES 3 Main Types Spiral/Barre d Elliptical Irregular
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MILKY WAY Spiral Galaxy, type Sb Difficult to observe Looks like spilt milk in the sky, hence the name
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STRUCTUR E Disk Galactic Bulge Halo
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Galactic Bulge Consists of mostly older stars, Densely Populated May Contain A Black Hole At The Center
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Galactic Disk Younger Stars Are Found Where Our Sun Is Located Spiral Arms Present
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Galactic Halo Hard To Detect Little Gas And Dust Old Stars
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GALACTIC NEIGHBOURS Small and Large Magellanic Clouds Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
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Andreomeda Galaxy
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THE LOCAL GROUP Galaxy Cluster About 20 Galaxies 1 Mpc Across Mostly Irregular and Elliptical
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Our Galaxy Also Interacts With Others
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