Universe

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Universe

• ALL space and everything that is in it.

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Supercluster

• Virgo

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Our Cluster or Galaxy GroupLocal Group
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Galaxy

• A giant structure that contains hundreds of
  billions of stars.

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Spiral Galaxy

• Has a bulging center and spiral arms
• Our Galaxy MILKY WAY

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Spiral Galaxy
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Elliptical Galaxy

• A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball, containing
  only old stars.
• Example M87 galaxy

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Elliptical Galaxies
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Irregular Galaxy

• A galaxy that does not have a regular shape.
• Example The Large Magellanic Cloud

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Irregular Galaxy
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Milky Way

• DESCRIPTION
• A spiral galaxy whose arms curve outward in a
  pinwheel pattern. Contains Sun and solar system
  and nebulae (gas and dust).
• LOCATION
• Sun and the solar system are thought to exist on
  the Orion Arm.

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Solar System

• Our star (Sun), the planets, many moons, and
  other small bodies that ALL travel around the Sun

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Solar System
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