STARS AND

GALAXIES IN
THE UNIVERSE
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GALAXIES

 A galaxy is a set of bodies consisting of

millions of stars with gas and dust particles.
 Come in many forms :
spiral galaxies
elliptical galaxies
irregular galaxies
Types of galaxies

1. SPIRAL
2. ELLIPTICAL
3. IRREGULAR
 SPIRAL
EXAMPLES:
THE MILKY WAY

ANDROMEDA
 ELLIPTICAL
EXAMPLES:
URSA MAJOR

MESSIER 87
EXAMPLES: IRREGULAR
SMALL MAGELLANIC
CLOUD

LARGE MAGELLANIC
CLOUD
THE MILKY WAY
STARS
 BIRTH OF STARS

 Stars are formed nebulae are large clouds that

consisting of dust particles and gases such as hydrogen
and helium.
 Gases and dust particles in nebulae pulled by a strong
gravititational force which causes it to form a globe.
 The globe of gas shrink and compressed until it become
very dense and forms a core .
 When temperature and pressure in core become to high
nuclear reaction will take place.(hydrogen helium)
 The core will shine and a star formed
 DEATH OF STARS

 Most stars take millions of years to die. When A star like

the Sun has burned all of its hydrogen fuel, it expands to
become a red giant.
RELATIVE SIZE COMPARISON BETWEEN
THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE
CHARACTERISTICS OF STARS

Colour

Temperature Size

Brightness Distance
CLASSIFICATION BASED ON
COLOUR AND TEMPERATURE
 CLASSIFICATION BASED ON
SIZE,BRIGHTNESS AND DISTANCE
 HOW TO COMPARE THEIR
SIZE,BRIGHTNESS AND DISTANCE
 SIZES : the really big ones called supergiants
stars,big stars called giant stars and really
small ones called dwarf stars
 BRIGHTNESS : depend on it size, distance
and surface temperature