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Jun25-05, 07:16 AM   #1
 

Galaxies


How does other galaxies differ from out own?
 
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Jun25-05, 11:52 AM   #2
 
shape, size, starcount, location, interaction with other galaxies
 
Jun28-05, 07:35 AM   #3
 
How does one telephone differ from another? One car from another? It's the same kind of thing, if I'm not mistaken.
 
Jun28-05, 07:45 AM   #4
 

Galaxies


They differ in almost every aspect possible.

BJ
 
Jun28-05, 08:04 AM   #5
 
Is there a way to measure how big or small a galaxy is compared to ours? What is the smallest galaxy we know of?
 
Jun28-05, 11:24 AM   #6
 
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Is there a way to measure how big or small a galaxy is compared to ours?
With the caveat that there is still a little debate about it, using doppler shift to find distance (there are other ways for closer galaxies) and measuring the angular size will give the actual size.
 
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