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A cloud in space
Made of gas and dust
• Can have stars inside
Most of the ones we see are inside our Milky
Way Galaxy
Different types
Orion image at
The Solar Nebula Theory
• The Solar Nebula theory uses that matter and energy, to create
galaxies and solar systems.
What is a “galaxy”?
Image at
Spiral galaxy--Andromeda
NOAO/AURA/NSF Images at
Elliptical Galaxies
Images at
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/galaxy/elliptical/2007/08/image/
Irregular Galaxies
Image at