The Hidden Lives of Galaxies - Identifying Galaxies
Activity #2 Identifying Galaxies
Objectives:
- Using the "Hidden Lives of Galaxies" poster, the student will gain knowledge of galaxy morphology.
- Student will observe different images of galaxies from the Hubble Space Telescope deep survey image.
- Student will be able to identify the basic types of galaxies (spiral, elliptical, barred spiral, peculiar, or irregular) from the Hubble Space Telescope deep survey image.
Directions:
- List the five types of galaxies shown on the "The Hidden Lives of Galaxies" poster and write a brief description of each. (see Transparency #1: Types of Galaxies, http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/galaxies/transparencies/)
- Observe the Deep Survey Image by the Hubble Space Telescope taken between December 18 28, 1995. (See Transparency # 2: Deep Survey Image, http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/galaxies/transparencies/). Identify the types of the ten galaxies labeled on the Deep Survey Image.
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Assessment:
What inferences can you make from observing the Deep Survey Image?