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Spiral galaxy

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Some star groups look like swirls.

Messier 77 spiral galaxy by HST.jpg
Messier 77 spiral galaxy by HST.jpg
They have long arms. These arms have many bright stars. They also have gas and dust. We live in one too! Can you see the stars?

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File:Messier 77 spiral galaxy by HST.jpg
Messier 77 spiral galaxy by HST.jpg
File:HubbleTuningFork.jpg
HubbleTuningFork.jpg
File:UGC 12158.jpg
UGC 12158.jpg
File:HAWK-I NGC 1300.jpg
HAWK-I NGC 1300.jpg
File:Open Arms - potw2006a.jpg
Open Arms - potw2006a.jpg
File:PHANGS image mosaic.jpg
PHANGS image mosaic.jpg
File:NGC 6384 HST.jpg
NGC 6384 HST.jpg
File:A spiral home to exploding stars.jpg
A spiral home to exploding stars.jpg
Galaxy rotation wave.ogv
File:spiral galaxy arms diagram.svg
spiral galaxy arms diagram.svg
File:Similar stellar distribution in spiral galaxies.jpeg
Similar stellar distribution in spiral...
File:A Spiral Amongst Thousands (potm2301a).jpeg
A Spiral Amongst Thousands (potm2301a).jpeg

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