Spiral Galaxies

Resources

 Beyond the Solar System: Galaxies: The Milky Way The Milky Way consists of a bulge of stars in...
Constellation Guide: Pisces, the Fish In the lore of the sky, spring is associated...

Radio Programs

 IC 342 A close but veiled cosmic pinwheel Sunday, January 22, 2012
M83 Livening up the galactic boondocks Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Sunflower Galaxy A good night for galaxy-watching Thursday, March 31, 2011
M101 Outlining a perfect cosmic pinwheel Sunday, June 13, 2010
M81 A "grand design" for a galaxy Saturday, June 12, 2010
Leo Tracing out the celestial lion Monday, March 8, 2010
Fornax Cluster Clustering around the furnace Saturday, January 9, 2010
Arms Race Counting the arms of the Milky Way Thursday, July 9, 2009
Bulging Galaxies II Two ways to build a galactic bulge Thursday, September 18, 2008
Gravity's Grip Gravity's "universal" grip Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bulging Galaxies Middle-aged spread for galaxies Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Moon and Antares Rivals united in the arms of the galaxy Saturday, August 9, 2008
M101 Trading galactic photo albums Sunday, April 6, 2008

Featured Images

Infrared view of the spiral galaxy IC 342
 Tangled Galaxy Sunday, January 22, 2012
Six Spiral Galaxies from European Southern Observatory
 Galaxies Galore Friday, October 29, 2010
NGC 4666, a starburst galaxy
 Lively Galaxy Friday, September 3, 2010
An ultraviolet view of the spiral galaxy M81 shows young, hot stars in blue and
Grand Galaxy Saturday, June 12, 2010
Mini Us Friday, November 27, 2009
Bursting with Starbirth Monday, November 9, 2009
Grand Spiral Sunday, April 6, 2008
Triangular Spiral Monday, November 19, 2007
Galactic Pinwheel Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Galactic Trainwreck Tuesday, April 17, 2007

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