Thursday, April 21, 2016

Our Galaxy and Other Galaxies by Brad Archer, Cole Christensen, and Justin Summers

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AIybaAcESZsj5-ns0C_zGlfp5xmV3HuHijWwIQVdHRk/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=10000

15 comments:

  1. Does our galaxy have a black hole?

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    1. Yes, the closest one is in the center of our galaxy, about 28 thousand lightyears away.

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  2. Do all galaxies have a center or bulge, a place where everything revolves around?

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    1. Only elliptical galaxies have a bulge or center region.

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  3. Does anything happen when stars in the halo orbit cross through the disk?

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    1. I couldn't find anything on this my guess would be that they collide into each other because of their random orientations.

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  4. Why do barred galaxies form?

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    1. It is created when there is a bar of stars and gas that crosses through the center.

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  5. What type of galaxy is our neighbor, Andromeda?

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  6. Where is the closest black hole to our galaxy?

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    1. They are several light years away

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    2. The closest one is in the center of our galaxy, about 28 thousand lightyears away.

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  7. Do barred spiral galaxies have different orbits from regular spiral galaxies?

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