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Hubble sequence

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Stars live in big groups.

Hubble Tuning Fork diagram.svg
Hubble Tuning Fork diagram.svg
These are called galaxies. Some look like round balls. Some look like spinning wheels.
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M101 hires STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg
Some look messy and odd. We use shapes to name them. Do you like looking at the stars?

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File:Hubble Tuning Fork diagram.svg
Hubble Tuning Fork diagram.svg
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Abell S740, cropped to ESO 325-G004.jpg
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Ngc5866 hst big rotated.jpg
File:M101 hires STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg
M101 hires STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg
File:Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg
Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg
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