The Spectacular Galaxies
By: Cassie Herman
Very colorful Galaxy
A galaxy that looks like an explosion
A galaxy that looks like its in a tornado formation
How are the formed/ what are they?
- Lumps of matter
- Made of gas and dust
Amount of stars in the Milky Way
Are they really that colorful?
- Very colorful
- Enhanced
How many galaxies are there?
- About 100 billion
How do galaxies get their names?
- Many names
- Union
Galaxy shapes
- Spiral
- Elliptical
- Irregular
Why is ours' called 'The Milky Way'?
- Milky patch above earth
- Roman and Greeks
random pictures
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