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Galaxies
40.
Warped Disk Galaxy (ESO 510-G13)
What
is It?
— a spiral
galaxy that has apparently experienced a collision
with another galaxy, resulting in the warped
disk appearance
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2001/23/image/a
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2001/23
41.
Polar Ring Galaxy (NGC 4650A)
What
is It?
— a polar ring
galaxy that may be the result of the collision
of two or more galaxies
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/1999/16/image/a
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/1999/16/
42.
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4622
What
is It?
— a spiral
galaxy
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2002/03/image/a
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2002/03
43.
Elliptical Galaxy M87 (Virgo A)
What
is It?
— the center of an elliptical
galaxy with a huge jet
of gas shooting out of it
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2000/20/image/a
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2000/20
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/1999/43/
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/1992/01/
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m087.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_museum/m87.html [Note:
somewhat technical]
44.
Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292)
What
is It?
— a small irregular
galaxy, one of our own Milky
Way’s "satellites"
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0561.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/smc.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_museum/smc.html
45.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224)
What
is It?
— a spiral
galaxy that is part of our own local
group of galaxies and the nearest large neighbor
galaxy to our own Milky
Way
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0685.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m031.html
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/1993/18/
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991114.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_museum/m31.html [Note:
somewhat technical]
46.
Elliptical Galaxy M49 (NGC 4472)
What
is It?
— an elliptical
galaxy
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0577.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m049.html
47.
Barred Spiral NGC 1300
What
is It?
— a barred
spiral galaxy
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0681.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/images.html/captions/aatccd014.html
48.
Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
What
is It?
— an elliptical
galaxy "disrupted" by a recent collision
with a smaller spiral
galaxy
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0792.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/n5128.html
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/1998/14/
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/0157/0157_context.html
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2000/phot-05-00.html
http://www.aao.gov.au/images/captions/aat007.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_museum/cenA.html [Note:
somewhat technical]
49.
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232
What
is It?
— a spiral
galaxy
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-1998/phot-14-98.html
[Note: scroll down to the third set of images]
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-1998/pr-14-98.html
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n1232.html
50.
Spiral Galaxy M83 (sometimes called "the Southern Pinwheel")
What
is It?
— a spiral
galaxy
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-1999/pr-18-99.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m083.html
http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/images.html/captions/aatccd001.html
51.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
What
is It?
— a spiral
galaxy with a thick inner bulge (seen edge-on)
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2000/phot-07-00.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m104.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/
multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_museum/m104.html [Note:
somewhat technical]
52.
Colliding Galaxies NGC 1409 &
1410
What
is It?
— two galaxies that collided roughly 100 million years ago
and have a thin band of cosmic dust
flowing between them
Where
on the Web is the Image?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2001/02/image/a
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Object?
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2001/02/
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The
Telescopes
The
information and links below describe the specific telescopes depicted
on our Cosmic Decoders cards. If you want to find general
information about different types of telescopes,
please click here.
53.
Yerkes Observatory Refractor
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— an visible-light
telescope (using a lens)
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— in Wisconsin, outside of Chicago
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://astro.uchicago.edu/vtour/40inch/
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/
54.
Greenbank Radio Telescope
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— a radio telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— Greenbank, West Virginia
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.nrao.edu/imagegallery/php/level3.php?id=415
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www.gb.nrao.edu/GBT/GBT.html
55.
Chandra X-ray Observatory
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— an x-ray
telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— in orbit around the Earth
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/illustrations/chandraPoster.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://xrtpub.harvard.edu
http://chandra.harvard.edu
56.
Hubble Space Telescope
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— a visible
light, infra-red,
and ultra-violet telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— in orbit around the Earth
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/
sts-109/html/sts109-730-034.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://hubblesite.org
57.
Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— an infra-red
telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— at Moffett Field, near San Francisco
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://sofia.arc.nasa.gov/Gallery/aircraft/AC/AC19980017.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://sofia.arc.nasa.gov
58.
The Very Large Telescope
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— a visible
light telescope (consisting of 4 telescopes connected together)
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— in a high desert in Chile
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-1999/phot-43-99.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www.eso.org/vlt/
59.
INTEGRAL (INTErnational Gamma-ray Astronomy Laboratory)
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— a gamma-ray
telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— in orbit around the Earth
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=30843
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://sci.esa.int/home/integral/
60.
The Twin Keck Telescopes
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— two visible-light
telescopes
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— on the summit of Mauna Kea on the "Big Island" of Hawaii
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/images/aerial-tour/kecks.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu
61.
The Very Large Array (of Radio Dishes)
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— a connected group of 27 radio
telescopes
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— near Socorro, New Mexico
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.nrao.edu/imagegallery/php/level3.php?id=93
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/vla/html
62.
The Arecibo Radio Telescope
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— a giant radio
telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— near Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.naic.edu/hires/ao001.jpg
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www.naic.edu/
63.
The Herschel Telescope
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— an visible-light
telescope
Where
is this Telescope Located?
— in the Canary Islands, off the northwestern coast of Africa
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.ing.iac.es/PR/archive/most/most.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/wht/
64.
McMath-Pierce Telescope
What
Kind of Telescope is This?
— an visible-light
telescope for observing the Sun
Where
is this Telescope Located?
—on Kitt Peak, near Tucson, Arizona
Where
on the Web is this Image?
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0282.html
Where
Can I Find More Information about this Telescope?
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/kptour/mcmath.html
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The
Earth
65.
Earth
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The
Galaxies Depicted in the "Galaxy Builder Cards"
66.
Spiral Galaxy
67.
Barred Spiral Galaxy
68.
Elliptical Galaxy
69.
Irregular Galaxy
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you have questions about the Cosmic Decoders Card Set, please
contact us at astro {at} astrosociety.org.
[Note:
the total number of cards in the Cosmic Decoders Card
Set equals 72, and includes not only the 69 cards referred to above,
but also one "Cosmic Key" and two "Cosmic Terms" bonus
cards]
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