Unit 5 Galaxies and Cosmology By: Briana Polk Miscellaneous Important Key Words and Facts: I. TYPES OF GALAXIES: Spiral Galaxy (S) Spiral Barred Galaxy (SB) Elliptical Galaxy (E) Irregular Galaxy (In order of importance…) 1. Spiral Galaxies: (Edwin Hubble‚ 1936) “The most common type of galaxy that is viewed by observers; It contains twisted collections of stars‚ stellar remnants‚ and a diffuse interstellar medium (ISM) of gas and dust”. Made up of hot young stars Most spiral
Premium Galaxy Milky Way Big Bang
The Andromeda Galaxy /ænˈdrɒmɨdə/ is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years (2.4×1019 km) from Earth[4] in the Andromeda constellation. Also known as Messier 31‚ M31‚ or NGC 224‚ it is often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts. The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy‚ but not the closest galaxy overall. It gets its name from the area of the sky in which it appears‚ the constellation of Andromeda‚ which was named after the mythological
Premium Galaxy Milky Way Andromeda Galaxy
An aspect that makes The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy different from many other notable works of literature‚ is that it was never intended to be a book. As previously mentioned‚ he first began the writing process while working as a radio scriptwriter. The first ideas for the book came from a trip to Austria‚ while lying in an open field he began thinking of the book’s characters. The very first episode of the series was broadcast on the eighth of April in 1978‚ and it was a huge success. The
Premium Writing United States Short story
Diversity and Demographic Characteristics Introduction Diversity relates to gender‚ age‚ language‚ ethnicity‚ cultural background‚ disability‚ sexual orientation or religious belief‚ including that people are different in other respects such as educational level‚ job function‚ socio-economic background‚ personality profile‚ marital status and whether or not one has family. Diversity and demographic differences can impact individual behavior by creating conflict in the workplace. The success
Premium Ethnic group Personality psychology Psychology
Population Demographics Haiti has a population of 10‚486‚800 people (CIA‚2017). Of this population‚ major ethnic groups are black (95%)‚ mulatto and white (CIA‚ 2017). Religion is a very important part of Haitian culture‚ with the majority of the population practicing Roman Catholicism (54.7%)‚ Protestant (28.5%)‚ Voodoo (2.1%)‚ and only 10.2% of people are non-religious (CIA‚ 2017). Voodoo is not entirely considered a religion‚ but instead serves as a “cultural background for most Haitians… which
Premium Haiti Population Epidemiology
Recommendation 15 Reference 16 Introduction Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG)‚ wholly owns Galaxy Casino S.A.‚ a gaming concessionaire that received a gaming concession from the Macau SAR government from 2002 to 2022. As of today‚ GEG owns and operates StarWorld Hotel and City Club Casinos in Macau. GEG is developing an integrated leisure and entertainment resorts in Cotai – Galaxy Macau. Opened on May 2011. GEG (0027.HK) was listed on the main board of Hong
Premium Financial ratios Financial ratio Profit margin
Name:Hamza Wasim class/sec : BsCs/A Roll no. 0025 Demographic Analysis Demographic analysis is a technique used to develop an understanding of the age‚ sex‚ and racial composition of a population and how it has changed over time through the basic demographic processes of birth‚ death‚ and migration. Demographic Analysis involves age‚ gender‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ race‚ religion‚ and educational level. Aristotle noted more than 2‚000 years ago that few things affect a person’s
Premium Demography Demographics Gender
increasingly elder population the US has become one of the only few to be a part of stage four in the traditional demographic transition model developed by Warren Thompson in 1929. A large part to being in stage four of the DTM‚ or demographic transition model‚ can be related back to the baby boomer generation‚ increased healthcare‚ and new technology widely available to the public of all demographics in the United States population. Highly dependent on these things‚ with hardly fluctuating death rates‚ and
Premium Demography Population United States
Star Formation Epidemics in Galaxies Asa J. Stewart 3rd Year Physics and Astronomy project report in the school of physics‚ Cardi University Date of submission: 16th May 2011 Supervisor: Prof. Anthony Whitworth Contents 0.1 Aims and objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2.1 Observed properties of disk galaxies . . . . . . . . . . 0.2.2 Star formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Premium Milky Way Galaxy Star
Out of the major galaxies‚ the Andromeda Galaxy is located nearest to our Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy is two million light years away from us‚ but it can be seen with the naked eye because it is very bright. In this galaxy there are over a hundred billion stars. It is known to be the brightest galaxy. The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy and is part of the Local Group. It has a large star cluster in its heart and a very large hidden black hole deep in the core. The middle is very bright
Premium Milky Way Galaxy Andromeda Galaxy