Galaxies #1

Identify and classify galaxy types with our fun worksheet!

Types of Galaxies What are the five types of galaxies? Use the NASA transparency 1 to answer the question. Hubble Deep Field The "Hubble Deep Field" image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope December 18 - 28, 1995. It was taken of a region near the handle of the Big Dipper, and covers a patch of sky about only 0.05 degrees across (equivalent to the width of a dime viewed 75 feet away). This region was chosen because there are very few stars there. So nearly every object in the image is a galaxy. Look at the labeled images on Transparency 2. Identify the type of galaxy for each letter. A irregular B spiral C spiral D elliptical E barred spiral F barred spiral G elliptical H spiral I irregular (or peculiar) J elliptical